Turn into the direct form of speech: "I told him that he was not working hard."

Two men and women are entrusted with a task. The second man needs three hours more to cope up with the job than the second man and the woman would need working together. The first man, working alone, would need as much time as second man and the woman working together. The first man working alone, would spend eight hours less than the double period of the time second man would spend working alone. How much time would the two men and the women need to complete the task if they all asked together?

A

1 hour

B

2 hours

C

3 hours

D

4 hours

E

5 hours

Transform the sentence into indirect speech; 'I said to him, why are you working so hard?'

A

I asked him why had he been working so hard.

B

I asked him why he had been working so hard.

C

I asked him why was he working so hard.

D

I asked him why he was working so hard.

Turn into the direct form of speech: "Rimi said that her brother was getting married."

A

Rimi said, |Her brother is getting married.

B

Rmimi tlod, her brother is getting married.

C

rimi said ,

D

Rimi said,

stand next to the lamppost and face west ,walk 20 yards and then turn 90 degrees clockwise. Walk another 10 yards and then turn 45 degrees anticlockwise. Walk another 15 yards, reverse you direction and walk 5 yards back. Turn 135 degrees clockwise and walk another 10 yards . In which direction are you now facing?

A

West

B

East

C

South

D

North

Turn into the indirect form of speech: "Hs father ordered him to go to his room."

A

His father said to him,

B

His father said,

C

His Father shouted,

D

His father said firmly,

Turn into the indirect form of speech.- "Mother said to him. "Don't run in the sun'."

A

Mother said told him not run in the sun

B

Mother asked him do not run in the sun

C

Mother requested him not to run in the sun

D

Mother forbade him to run in the sun

A newspaper reporter claims that she/he has reported a speech word for word (i.e. exactly as spoken). Which of 8. Identify the sentence (s) in which the word mean the following sentence(s) would express her/his idea implies wealth or resources. correctly when she/he says,(1) I reported the speech verbatim. (2). I reported the speech verbatim. (3). Mine was a verbatim report of speech

A

(1)

B

(2)

C

(1) and (2)

D

(1) and (3)

Select the correct "Indirect Speech ' of the following 'Direct Speech' I said to him. "Let them do whatever they like ."

A

I told him that they should do whatever they liked .

B

I proposed to him that they might do whatever they liked.

C

I wished him that they would do whatever like.

The teacher told the students that they could do good in the examination only by working hard. Choose the corrections that should be made to the sentence in the bracket below.

A

replace (good) with (well)

B

replace (do) with (done)

C

replace (told) with (tell)

D

replace (hard) with(tough)

'He told his son not to tell a lie' may be in direct speech in the following manner

A

He asked his son, "Don't tell a lie"

B

He said to his son, "Don't tell a lie"

C

He warned his son, "Don't tell a lie"

D

He rebuked his son, "Don't tell a lie"

Turn into the direct form of speech: "I told him that he was not working hard."

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