Question : In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct/indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect/direct speech.
Doctor said, “Smoking is injurious to health.”
Option 1: Doctor said that smoking was injurious to health.
Option 2: Doctor said that smoking is injurious to health.
Option 3: Doctor said that smoking had been injurious to health.
Option 4: Doctor told that smoking is injurious to health.
Correct Answer: Doctor said that smoking is injurious to health.
Solution : The correct answer is option 2.
Doctor said that smoking is injurious to health.
Explanation:
If the reported speech refers to a universal truth or a habitual fact, the verb's tense is unaffected even if it is in the past tense.
Furthermore, no object or listener is provided. The word "said" will remain unchanged.
Megha said, “The man was coming.”
Option 1: Megha said that the man had been coming.
Option 2: Megha said that man has been coming.
Option 3: Megha said that the man was coming.
Option 4: Megha said that the man would have been coming.
She told me that she hadn’t known about that the week before.
Option 1: She said to me, “I did not know about this last week.”
Option 2: She said to me, “I had known about this last week.”
Option 3: She said to me, “I did not know about that past week.”
Option 4: She said to me, “I did not know about that the last week.”
He said, “We will be going to the zoo, tomorrow.”
Option 1: He asked, “We will be going to the zoo, the next day.”
Option 2: He told that, “We will be going to the zoo, tomorrow”.
Option 3: He said that they would be going to the zoo, the next day.
Option 4: He said he would be going to the zoo tomorrow.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. The mother said that the kids were playing.
Option 1: The mother said, “The kids have been playing.”
Option 2: The mother has said, “The kids were playing.”
Option 3: The mother told, “The kids had been playing.”
Option 4: The mother said, “The kids are playing.”
“What a scenic sight this is!” said Reena.
Option 1: Reena said that it is a scenic sight.
Option 2: Reena said that the sight is scenic.
Option 3: Reena exclaimed that it was a scenic sight.
Option 4: Reena exclaimed that it is a scenic sight.
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