Direct - Indirect
Direction : Direct-Indirect Speech
- प्रश्न 88 Choose the correct indirect speech alternative of, ‘Pooja said to Sejal, “You are looking beautiful tonight.”
Stenographer Pre Exam (21 March 2021) (Paper II) -
- (अ) Pooja told Sejal that she was looking beautiful that night.
- (ब) Pooja told Sejal that she had been looking beautiful that night.
- (स) Pooja told Sejal that you are looking beautiful tonight.
- (द) Pooja told Sejal that you are looking beautiful this night.
उत्तर : Pooja told Sejal that she was looking beautiful that night.
- प्रश्न 89 Kiran asked me, “Did you see the Cricket match on television last night ?”.
Stenographer Pre Exam (21 March 2021) (Paper II) -
- (अ) Kiran asked me whether I saw the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
- (ब) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
- (स) Kiran asked me did I had seen the Cricket match on television the last night.
- (द) Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the last night.
उत्तर : Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
- प्रश्न 90 Choose the correct indirect speech alternative of ‘He said, “Oh no! I missed the train.”
Stenographer Pre Exam (21 March 2021) (Paper II) -
- (अ) He exclaimed with sorrow that he had missed the train.
- (ब) He exclaimed with sorrow that he missed the train.
- (स) He exclaimed with sorrow that he has missed the train.
- (द) He exclaimed with sorrow that he would miss the train.
उत्तर : He exclaimed with sorrow that he had missed the train.
- प्रश्न 91 Choose the correct indirect speech alternative of ‘The geography teacher said, “The earth is round.”
Stenographer Pre Exam (21 March 2021) (Paper II) -
- (अ) The geography teacher said that the earth was round.
- (ब) This geography teacher said that the earth had been round.
- (स) The geography teacher said that the earth has been round.
- (द) The geography teacher said that the earth is round.
उत्तर : The geography teacher said that the earth is round.
- प्रश्न 92 He said to her, ‘Time waits for none’.
The indirect narration of the above sentence will be :
Stenographer Comp. Exam - 2011 (Paper II) -
- (अ) He told her that time waited for none.
- (ब) He told her that time had waited for none.
- (स) He asked her that time waits for none.
- (द) He told her that time waits for none.
उत्तर : He told her that time waits for none.
- प्रश्न 93 He said ‘Hari grows plants’ The indiract narration of the above sentence will be :
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- (अ) He told that Hari grows piants.
- (ब) He asked that Hari grows plants.
- (स) He told that Hari grew plants.
- (द) He asked that Hari grew plants.
उत्तर : He told that Hari grew plants.
- प्रश्न 94 He said to me, ‘Do you know my name ?’ The indirect speech of the above sentence will be :
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- (अ) He asked me if I knew his name.
- (ब) He told me if I know his name.
- (स) He asked me if he knew my name,
- (द) He said to me if he knew my name.
उत्तर : He asked me if I knew his name.
- प्रश्न 95 I said to him, ‘What is your name ?’
The indirect speech of the above sentence will be:
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- (अ) I told him what his name was
- (ब) I said to him what is his name
- (स) I told him that what his name was
- (द) I asked him what his name was
उत्तर : I asked him what his name was
- प्रश्न 96 Ram said to me ‘Leave me alone’.
The indirect speech of the above sentence will be:
Stenographer Comp. Exam - 2011 (Paper II) -
- (अ) Ram said to me to leave me alone.
- (ब) Ram asked me to leave me alone.
- (स) Ram said to me to leave him alone.
- (द) Ram told me to leave her alone.
उत्तर : Ram said to me to leave him alone.
- प्रश्न 97 The teacher said to the boys, ‘Don’t annoy me’.
The indirect narration of the above sentence will be:
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- (अ) The teacher forbade the boys to annoy him.
- (ब) The teacher asked the boys not to annoy him.
- (स) The teacher told the boys don't annoy him.
- (द) The teacher said to the boys to annoy him.
उत्तर : The teacher forbade the boys to annoy him.
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