English Language

Direct and Indirect Speech

290 Questions
All Interrogative Sentences 64 Imperative Sentences 63 Tense Sequence Shift 30 Assertive Sentences 23 Exclamatory Sentences 23 Universal Truths and Habits 22 Modal Auxiliary Shift 19 Time and Place Expressions 19 Pronoun Shifts 18 Mixed Sentence Types 5 Question Tags 1

Direct and Indirect Speech Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

Mother said, "Don't hurt yourselves, girls".

  1. Mother told the girls not to hurt themselves.

  2. Mother said to the girls do not hurt themselves.

  3. Mother asked the girls not to hurt themselves.

  4. Mother said that the girls not to hurt themselves.

  5. Dummy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In sentenced like this, if we want to report an order or request, we can use a verb like ‘told’ instead of ‘said’ with a to-clause. Instead of using ‘Do not’ we simply use ‘Not to”

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

The teacher said to me, "Don't do that again".

  1. The teacher told me not to do that again.

  2. The teacher said to me not to do that again.

  3. The teacher advised me do not do that again.

  4. The teacher said to me that not to do that again.

  5. Dummy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In sentences like this, if we want to report an order or request, we can use a verb like ‘told’ instead of ‘said’ with a to-clause.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

The mother said, "Don’t eat in the kitchen".

  1. The mother scolded her children do not eat in the kitchen.

  2. The mother asked her children not to eat in the kitchen.

  3. The mother told to her children not to eat in the kitchen.

  4. The mother told her children not to eat in the kitchen.

  5. Dummy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

In sentences like this, if we want to report an order or request, we can use a verb like ‘told’ instead of ‘said’ with a to-clause.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

The father warned him, "Don't repair the computer yourself".

  1. The father advised him not to repair the computer himself.

  2. The father told him not to repair the computer himself.

  3. The father warned him not to repair the computer himself.

  4. The father said him that not to repair the computer himself.

  5. Dummy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In sentences like this, if we want towarn someone against something warned remains unchange. And to-clause is used.

Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

The shopkeeper told me, "Don't forget your baggage".

  1. The shopkeeper asked me does not forget my baggage.

  2. The shopkeeper said to me not to forget my baggage.

  3. The shopkeeper told me not to forget my baggage.

  4. The shopkeeper told me does not forget my baggage.

  5. Dummy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

In sentences like this, if we want to report an order or request, we can use a verb like ‘told’ instead of ‘said’ with a to-clause.