Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

The guard asked the boy if he hadn’t been told to be indoors.

Option 1: The guard said to the boy, “Hadn’t you told to be indoors?”

Option 2: The guard said to the boy, “Wasn’t he told to be indoors?”

Option 3: The guard said to the boy, “Weren’t you told to be indoors?”

Option 4: The guard said to the boy, “You weren’t told to be indoors?”

Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The priest said, “God loves all his creations.”

Option 1: The priest said that God is about to love all his creations.

Option 2: The priest said that God will love all his creations.

Option 3: The priest said that God loves all his creations.

Option 4: The priest said that God loved all his creations.

Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

He told the compere to start the programme then.

Option 1: He said to the compere, “Start the programme now.”

Option 2: He asked the compere, “You may start the programme then.”

Option 3: He told to the compere, “Start the programme then.”

Option 4: He said the compere, “You can start the programme now.”

Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Girish said, "We have not gone to Mexico".

Option 1: Girish said that they had not went to Mexico.

Option 2: Girish said that they has not gone to Mexico.

Option 3: Girish said that we had not gone to Mexico.

Option 4: Girish said that they had not gone to Mexico.

Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said to me, “Please pass the salt.”

Option 1: He asked for the salt.

Option 2: He requested me to pass the salt.

Option 3: He requested me that I pass the salt.

Option 4: He advised me that I should pass the salt.