Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to me, “Your father is waiting for you at the reception.”
Option 1: He told me that your father was waiting for him at the reception.
Option 2: He told me that his father was waiting for you at the reception.
Option 3: He told to me my father was waiting for you at the reception.
Option 4: He told me that my father was waiting for me at the reception.
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Correct Answer: He told me that my father was waiting for me at the reception.
Solution : The segment with the correct indirect form is the fourth option.
Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech, changes in pronouns and tenses are common. In this case, the original sentence is in direct speech, and the reported speech correctly changes the pronouns to reflect the perspective of the speaker ("me" to "him" and "your" to "his"). Additionally, the tense of the verb "was waiting" is adjusted to match the context of reporting.
So, the correct sentence would be: "He told me that my father was waiting for me at the reception."
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Question : Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
His mother told him to phone his father at once.
Option 1: His mother said to him, “Phone your father at once.”
Option 2: His mother said to him, “He has to phone your father at once.”
Option 3: His mother said to him, “You should phone his father at once.”
Option 4: His mother said to him, “He must phone his father at once.”
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Option 1: She said, “Could I help him with your packing?”
Option 2: She said, “Can I help you with your packing?”
Option 3: She said, “Should you help me with my packing?”
Option 4: She said, “May I help you with your packing?”
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
I asked him if it had never occurred to him that he was in the wrong profession.
Option 1: I said to him, “Has it never occurred to you that he was the wrong profession?”
Option 2: I said to him, “Does it never occur to you that you are in the wrong profession?”
Option 3: I said to him, “Have it never occurred to you that he is in the wrong profession?”
Option 4: I said to him, “Has it never occurred to you that you are in the wrong profession?”
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. The boy requested his mother to give him a mango.
Option 1: The boy said to his mother, “Will you give me a mango?”
Option 2: The boy said to his mother, “Give me a mango now.”
Option 3: The mother said to the boy, “Give him a mango.”
Option 4: The boy said to his mother, “Please give me a mango.”
He said to me, “How delighted I am to see your work!”
Option 1: He exclaimed that he was very delighted to see my work.
Option 2: He said that how very delighted he was to see my work.
Option 3: He exclaimed that he is very delighted to see your work.
Option 4: He told me that how he was delighted to see my work.
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