Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The commander ordered the soldiers to march ahead and not to think of their enemy's large numbers.
Option 1: The commander said to the soldiers, "Please march ahead. Do not think of your enemy's large numbers."
Option 2: The commander said to the soldiers, "March ahead. Do not think of your enemy's large numbers."
Option 3: The commander said to the soldiers, "March ahead. Do not think of their enemy's large numbers."
Option 4: The commander said to the soldiers, "March ahead and not think of their enemy's large numbers."
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Correct Answer: The commander said to the soldiers, "March ahead. Do not think of your enemy's large numbers."
Solution : The correct option is the second option.
Direct speech involves directly quoting what someone says within quotation marks. When converting a sentence from reported speech (indirect speech) to direct speech, we need to include the exact words spoken by the speaker.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Therefore, the direct speech would be: "The commander said, "March ahead. Do not think of your enemy's large numbers."
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Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. The commander ordered the soldiers to climb the hill.
Option 1: The commander said to the soldiers, “Please climb the hill.”
Option 2: The commander ordered to the soldiers, “Go and climb the hill.”
Option 3: The commander said to the soldiers, “Start climbing the hill.”
Option 4: The commander said to the soldiers, “Climb the hill.”
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The commanding officer ordered the troops to march ahead.
Option 1: The troops have been ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Option 2: The troops were ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Option 3: The troops were being ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Option 4: The troops are ordered to march ahead by the commanding officer.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. He said to him, "Is your name not Ahmed?"
Option 1: He enquired is your name not Ahmed.
Option 2: He enquired whether his name was not Ahmed.
Option 3: He said whether his name was not Ahmed.
Option 4: He said is your name not Ahmed.
The teacher ordered the students to go straight to their classrooms.
Option 1: “Go straight to their classrooms,” the teacher said to the students.
Option 2: The teacher said to the students, “Please go straight to your classrooms.”
Option 3: The teacher said, “Students, to go straight to their classrooms.”
Option 4: “Go straight to your classrooms,” the teacher said to the students.
You told me that you had not slept the previous night and could not work then.
Option 1: You said to me, "I have not slept last night and could not work then."
Option 2: You said to me, "I did not sleep last night and cannot work now."
Option 3: You said to me, "You did not sleep the previous night and could not work now."
Option 4: You said to me, "I have not slept the previous night and cannot work then."
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