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Directions: In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect form. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct form.
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I said to my friend, “Good morning. Let us go for a picnic today.”
[A]
I told good morning to my friend and asked to go for a picnic that today.
[B]
I wished my friend good morning and proposed that we should go for a picnic that day.
[C]
I wished my friend good morning and proposed that they should go for a picnic that day.
[D]
I told good morning to my friend and suggested to go for a picnic today.
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32
I said, “When it gets dark, light the lantern and hang it out.”
[A]
I said that when it got dark he light the lantern and hung it out.
[B]
I requested that when it got dark he may light the lantern and hang it out.
[C]
I said that when it got dark he should light the lantern and hang it out.
[D]
I told that when it got dark he should light the lantern and hang it out.
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33
“Doctor”, the patient cried, please tell me how much time I have.”
[A]
The patient pleaded the doctor how much time she will have.
[B]
The patient exclaimed to the doctor that how much time she had.
[C]
The patient pleaded with the doctor to tell her how much time she had.
[D]
The patient cried to the doctor that how much time had she.
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34
The teacher said to Ram, “Would you like to go on a trip to Kashmir?” Ram said, “Yes”.
[A]
The teacher asked if Ram would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied yes.
[B]
The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied yes.
[C]
The teacher asked Ram if he would have liked to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied in the affirmative.
[D]
The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied in the affirmative.
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35
The old man of Latur said, “Alas my only son is dead!”
[A]
The old man of Latur exclaimed with sorrow that his only son was dead.
[B]
The old man of Latur told with pain that his only son was dead.
[C]
The old man of Latur expressed with anguish that his only son was dead.
[D]
The old man of Latur sorrowfully narrated that his only son was dead.
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36
“Many happy returns of your birthday”, we said.
[A]
We greeted him on his birthday.
[B]
We said that many happy returns of your birthday.
[C]
We wished him many happy returns of his birthday.
[D]
We prayed for many happy returns of his birthday.
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37
The boss said, “It’s time we began planning our work.”
[A]
The boss said that it was time they had begun planning their work.
[B]
The boss said that it was time we had begun planning our work.
[C]
The boss said that it was time they begun planning their work.
[D]
The boss said that it was time we begun planning his work.
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38
She said, “You can leave the books here.”
[A]
She said that they can leave the books there.
[B]
She said that they could leave the books there.
[C]
She said that they can leave the books here.
[D]
She said that they could leave the books here.
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39
He promised, “I will do it tomorrow.”
[A]
He promised that he will do it tomorrow.
[B]
He promised that he will do it the next day.
[C]
He promised that he would do it tomorrow.
[D]
He promised that he would do it the next day.
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40
Mini said to me, “I have bought this flat for my mother.”
[A]
Mini told that she had bought that flat for her mother.
[B]
Mini said that she bought that flat for her mother.
[C]
Mini said that she has bought that flat for mother.
[D]
Mini told me that she had bought the flat for her mother.
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