Question : Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence. I told my driver that it was raining heavily and requested him to drive slowly.
Option 1: I told my driver, "It has been raining heavily and I am requesting to drive slowly."
Option 2: "It is raining heavily," I told my driver and asked, "Would you drive slowly?"
Option 3: "It is raining heavily. Please drive slowly," I said to my driver.
Option 4: I said to my driver, "It was raining heavily. Can you please drive slowly?"
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Correct Answer: "It is raining heavily. Please drive slowly," I said to my driver.
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Direct speech is a form of speech or writing where the actual words spoken by a person are quoted within quotation marks and attributed to the speaker.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Therefore, the correct answer is: "It is raining heavily. Please drive slowly," I said to my driver.
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Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. I thanked the stranger and told him that it was very kind of him to have helped me in my need.
Option 1: "Thank you very much," I said to the stranger. "It was kind of him to have helped me in my need."
Option 2: "Thank him very much," I said to the stranger. "How kind of him to have helped me in my need!"
Option 3: "Thank you very much," I said to the stranger. "It was kind of you to help him in his need."
Option 4: "Thank you very much," I said to the stranger. "How kind of you to have helped me in my need!"
Question : Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence.
The manager told him that she would ask him to leave the meeting if he continued to make negative remarks.
Option 1: The manager told him, "You will ask me to leave the meeting if you continue to make negative remarks."
Option 2: The manager told him, "I will leave the meeting if you continue to make negative remarks."
Option 3: The manager said to him, "I will ask you to leave the meeting if you continue to make negative remarks."
Option 4: The manager asked him, "Will you leave the meeting if you continue to make negative remarks?"
Question : Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence. You have asked Varun why he feels this is important for him.
Option 1: You ask Varun, "Why do you feel that is important to you?"
Option 2: You have asked Varun, "Why do you feel this is important for you?"
Option 3: You asked Varun, "Why do you feel this is important for him?"
Option 4: You have asked Varun, "Why you feel this is important to you?"
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
My friend told me that he was very thirsty and requested me to give him a glass of water.
Option 1: My friend was saying to me, "I am very thirsty. Please give me a glass of water."
Option 2: My friend told to me, "I am very thirsty. Please give me a glass of water."
Option 3: My friend said to me, "I was very thirsty. Gave me a glass of water."
Option 4: My friend said to me, "I am very thirsty. Please give me a glass of water."
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Anju told her brother that she was going to bake a cake for him that day.
Option 1: Anju said to her brother, "I am going to bake a cake for him tomorrow."
Option 2: Anju said to her brother, "She is going to bake a cake for you today."
Option 3: Anju said to her brother, "I am going to bake a cake for you today."
Option 4: Anju said to her brother, "She was going to bake a cake for him today."
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