Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. My friend Ganesh said, "I could solve the biggest problem very easily."
Option 1: My friend Ganesh said that he could solved the biggest problem very easily.
Option 2: My friend Ganesh said that he can solve the biggest problem very easily.
Option 3: My friend Ganesh said that he would solve the biggest problem very easily.
Option 4: My friend Ganesh said that he could solve the biggest problem very easily.
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Correct Answer: My friend Ganesh said that he could solve the biggest problem very easily.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Indirect speech is speech that tells you what someone said but does not use the person's actual words. In indirect speech, when reporting someone else's statement, we often shift the pronouns and verb tenses.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Therefore, the correct answer is: My friend Ganesh said that he could solve the biggest problem very easily.
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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. John said, "I cannot come with you."
Option 1: John says that he cannot come with me.
Option 2: John said that he will not be coming with me.
Option 3: John said that he would not come with me.
Option 4: John said that he could not come with me.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. Rohan said, "I will arrive late."
Option 1: Rohan says that he is late in his arrival.
Option 2: Rohan said that he would arrive late.
Option 3: Rohan said that I will arrive late.
Option 4: Rohan said that he is arriving late.
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He said, "These dresses are cheap."
Option 1: He said that those dresses was cheap.
Option 2: He said that these dresses are cheap.
Option 3: He said that these dresses were cheap.
Option 4: He said that those dresses were cheap.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in the direct speech. The manager said that he would be on leave the next day.
Option 1: The manager has said, "I will be on leave tomorrow".
Option 2: The manager said, "I would be on leave that day".
Option 3: The manager has said, "He will be on leave today".
Option 4: The manager said, "I will be on leave tomorrow".
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He told me that I could eat from his plate.
Option 1: He said, "You can eat from my plate."
Option 2: He said to me, "Can you eat from my plate?"
Option 3: He said, "I can eat from my plate."
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