Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Father told the children that there was some good news for them that day.
Option 1: Father said to the children, "There is some good news for you today."
Option 2: Father said to the children, "There was some good news for you today."
Option 3: Father said to the children, "There had been some good news for them that day."
Option 4: Father said to the children, "There was some good news for them that day."
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Correct Answer: Father said to the children, "There is some good news for you today."
Solution : The correct option is the first option.
When transforming reported speech into direct speech, it's crucial to consider changes in pronouns and verb tenses to accurately reflect the original statement.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
So, the correct sentence would be: Father said to the children, "There is some good news for you today."
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Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Father asked her if there was anything else she wished for.
Option 1: Father said to her, "Is there anything else she had wished for?"
Option 2: Father said to her, "There was anything else you wished for?"
Option 3: Father said to her, "Is there anything else you wish for?"
Option 4: Father said to her, "Was there anything else she wished for?"
Smriti greeted me and asked me where I was working then.
Option 1: Smriti said to me, "Hello! Where were you working then?"
Option 2: Smriti said to me, "Hello! Where I was working then?"
Option 3: Smriti said to me, "Hellol Where are you working now?"
Option 4: Smriti said to me, "Hello! Where you are working now?"
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.
"What a hopeless fellow you are!" said the teacher to the student.
Option 1: The teacher told the student that you are a very hopeless fellow.
Option 2: The teacher told the student that he was a very hopeless fellow.
Option 3: The teacher said the student was what a hopeless fellow.
Option 4: The teacher told the student what are a hopeless fellow he was.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. Her parents asked her if the match proposed by them would be acceptable to her.
Option 1: Her parents said her, "Would the match proposed by them be acceptable to her?"
Option 2: Her parents said to her, "Was the match proposed by them acceptable to her?"
Option 3: Her parents said her, "Will the match proposed by us be acceptable to you?"
Option 4: Her parents said to her, "Will the match proposed by us be acceptable to you?"
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