Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. Jayesh said to Diwakar, "You can top the class if you want to."
Option 1: Jayesh told Diwakar that he would top the class if he wants to.
Option 2: Jayesh told Diwakar that he could top the class if he wanted to.
Option 3: Jayesh told Diwakar that you could top the class if you wanted to.
Option 4: Jayesh told Diwakar that you can top the class if you want to.
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Correct Answer: Jayesh told Diwakar that he could top the class if he wanted to.
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
The changes from direct speech to indirect speech involve the following:
Therefore, the correct answer is: Jayesh told Diwakar that he could top the class if he wanted to.
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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
I said to you, "He cannot be trusted completely."
Option 1: I told you that he could not be trusted completely.
Option 2: You told me that he could not be trusted completely.
Option 3: I said you that he cannot be trusted completely.
Option 4: You told me that he cannot be trusted completely.
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The professor said, “I want you to pursue your dreams."
Option 1: The professor said that I want you to pursue your dreams.
Option 2: The professor said that he wanted me to pursue my dreams.
Option 3: The professor says that he wants me to pursue my dreams.
Option 4: The professor told me that I wanted you to pursue your dreams.
Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. "Oh, how could I ever thank you, Sirl" said the convict to the bishop.
Option 1: The convict told the bishop that it was difficult for him to thank him.
Option 2: Exclaiming gratefully, the convict said to the bishop that he could never thank him enough.
Option 3: The convict said to the bishop that he could never thank him enough.
Option 4: The convict exclaimed gratefully to the bishop, that how he could ever thank him.
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. He said to Manoj, "I celebrated my birthday two days ago."
Option 1: He told Manoj that he celebrated his birthday two days ago.
Option 2: He told Manoj that he celebrated my birthday two days before.
Option 3: He told Manoj that I celebrated my birthday two days ago.
Option 4: He told Manoj that he had celebrated his birthday two days before.
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. He asked me if I would like to learn French.
Option 1: He said to me, "Do you like to learn French?"
Option 2: He said to me, "I would like to learn French."
Option 3: He said to me, "You would like to learn French?"
Option 4: He said to me, "Would you like to learn French?"
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