direct speech and indirect speech

1. "When did you arrive?" the receptionist asked him.

The receptionist told him when he had arrived.

The receptionist asked him when he had arrived.
The receptionist ordered him when he had arrived.
The receptionist asked him that when he has arrived.
2. "How old are you?" he asked me.

He asked me how old I were. He asked me that how old I am.

He asked me how old I was. He asked me how old I had been.

3. Her parents asked her "Why do you want to become a doctor?"

Her parents asked her why she wanted to become a doctor.

Her parents asked her why she wants to become a doctor.
Her parents asked her that why she wanted to become a doctor.
Her parents asked her that why she wants to become a doctor.

4. The young lady said, "I did not make such a mistake."

The young lady says that she had not made such a mistake.
The young lady said that she did not made such a mistake.
The young lady says that she had not made such a mistake.
The young lady said that she had not made such a mistake.

5. Winston Churchill said that he woke up at six every day.

Winston Churchill said: "I wake up at six every day." ’

Winston Churchill said: "I woke up at six every day."
Winston Churchill said: "I will wake up at six every day."
Winston Churchill said: "I would wake up at six every day."
6. A company representative said: "This probably won’t happen."
A company representative says that probably wouldn’t happen.
A company representative said that probably will not happen.

A company representative had said that probably wouldn’t happen.

A company representative said that probably wouldn’t happen.

7. "Where do you live?" asked the stranger.

The stranger asked where I lived. The stranger questioned where did I
live.
The stranger wanted to know where I live. The stranger enquired where I was
living.

8. I said to him, "How do you know this?"

I asked him how I knew that. I asked him that how he knew that.
I told him how I know that. I asked him how he knew that.

9. "I have seen the movie before", Sunita says.

Sunita says that she has seen the movie before.

Sunita said that she has seen the movie before.
Sunita said that she had seen the movie before.
Sunita said that she saw the movie before.

10. He said, "May God bless you!"

He prayed that God should bless him. He blessed that God should bless him.
He prayed that God might bless him. He hoped that God may bless him.

11. Meeta said to me, "Fool!"

Meeta called me a fool. Meeta had called me a fool.

Meeta was calling me a fool. Meeta calls me a fool.

12. "Where were you born?" he asked.

 He wanted to know where I was born.
He wanted to know where I has been born.
He wanted to know Where I had been born.
He wanted to know where I would be born.

13. "You should revise your lessons", he said to the students.

He ordered the students to revise their lessons.

He requested the students to revise their lessons.
He advised the students to revise their lessons.
He said the students to revise their lessons.

14. He said, "I should go to school every day."

He said that he should go to school every day.

He said he must go to school every day.
He said that he should have gone to school every day.
He said that he might go to school every day.

15. "I am going to the cinema", he said.

He said that he is going to the cinema. He said that he was going to the
cinema.
He had said that he was going to the cinema. He told that he is going to the
cinema

16. She ordered her servant to bring her a cup of tea.

She said to her servant, "Bring me a cup of tea."

She told her servant, "Bring a cup of tea."
She said, "Please bring a cup of tea.”
She told her servant, "Bring her that cup of tea."

17. "Please don’t speak loudly." she said.

She told me to speak loudly. She begged me not to speak loudly.

She begged me to speak loudly. She said to me that please do not speak so
loudly.
18. She exclaimed with joy that she had won the match.

She cried, "Oh! I have won the match.“ She said, "Hurrah! I will win the
match.”
She said, "Hurrah! I have won the match." She said, "Alas! I have won the
match.”

19. She said to him, "Why don’t you ?nish your work today?"

She asked him Why he did not ?nish his work that day.
She asked him why he doesn’t ?nish his work today

She asked him why he doesn’t ?nish his work that day.
She asked him Why he did not ?nish your work today.

20. She said that her sister was getting married.

She says, "My sister is getting married.” She said, "My sister was getting
married.”
She said, "My sister is getting married." She said, "Her sister was getting
married."
 active voice passive voice
1. We hope that we shall win the war against
terrorism with this weak law.

The war against terrorism with this weak law is hoped to be won.
The war against terrorism with this weak law winning is our hope.
It is hoped that the war against terrorism will be won by us with this weak law.
Winning the war against terrorism with this weak law is hoped by us.

2. Why do you waste money?

Why is money wasted by you? Why is money been wasted by you?

Why has money been wasted by you? Why is money being wasted by you?

3. Who taught him such abusive words?

Who was he taught such abusive words by?

He was taught such abusive words by who?
By whom he was taught such abusive words?
By whom was he taught such abusive words

4. An elephant may be killed even by a little mouse.

A little mouse may even kill an elephant. Even a little mouse may killed an elephant.
A little mouse can even killed an elephant. Even a little mouse ought to help an elephant.

5. The noise of his cries kept me awake the whole night.

I remained awake by the noise of his cries the whole night.

I was kept walking by the noise of his cries the whole night.
I was kept awake the whole night by the noise of his cries
his cries kept me awake by the noise the whole night.

6. I remember my father taking me to the zoowhen I was a kid.

I remember I was taken to the zoo by my father when I was a kid.
I remember taken to the zoo by my father when I was a kid.
I remember myself being taken to the zoo by my father when I was a kid.
I remember being taken to the zoo by my father.
7. She was being laughed at by them.

They were laughing at her. They were laughing on her.

They laughed at her. She was laughed at by them.

8. India celebrated Holi.

Holi is celebrated in India Holi was celebrated is India
Holi has been celebrated by India Celebration of Holi was done by India

9. Ceylon grows tea.

Tea grows in Ceylon. Tea is grown in Ceylon.
Let the tea be grown in Ceylon. Tea is being grown in Ceylon.

10. Rain disrupted the last one day match.

The last one day match was disrupted by rain. one day match was disrupted by rain.
one day match is disrupted by rain. one day match were disrupted by rain.

11. Pakistan expected to conquer Kashmir.

Kashmir was expected to be conquered by Pakistan.

Pakistan were expected to conquer Pakistan.
It was expected by Pakistan that they would conquer Kashmir.
Pakistan expected to have conquered Kashmir.

12. You must look into the case.

The case has been looked into by you. The case may be looked into by you,
The case must be looked into by you. The case into looked by you.

13. Someone gave her a blow.

She was given a blow. A blow was give to her.
She has been given a blow. She is being given a blow by someone.
14. The French surrendered Quebec to theEnglish in 1759.
Quebec was surrendered by the French to the English in 1759.
Quebec was surrendered to the English in 1759 by the French.
The English were surrendered Quebec in 1759 by the French.
Quebec was surrendered in 1759 by the French to the English.
15. His pocket has been picked.

They have his pocket picked. Picking has been done to his pocket
Picked has been his pocket. Someone has picked his pocket.

16. Have the car painted blue.

Have the car painted blue. Paint the car blue.

Get someone to paint the car blue. They have painted the car blue.

17. I saw him conducting the test.

He was seen conducting the rehearsal. I saw the test to be conducted by him.
He was seen by me to conduct the test. I saw the test being conducted by him.

18. Manoj was writing a letter to his father.

A letter was written to his father by Manoj.

A letter has been written to his father by Manoj.
A letter was being written by Manoj to his father.
A letter was written by Manoj to his father.

19. Lie face-down stretch your arms in front.

You are face-down, arms are to be outstretched

You should be lying face-down, with arms outstretched
You should be lying face down; let arms stretch out
Let face be down; let arms be stretched out

20. We serve hot meals till 10.30; guests can of order coffee and sandwiches upto 11.30.

Hot meals are serving till 10.30; coffee and sandwiches are ordering by guests till 11.30.
Hot meals are being served till 10.30; 3; coffee and sandwiches are being ordered till 11.30.
Hot meals are served till 10.30 coffee and sandwiches may be ordered till 11.30.
Hot meals will be served till 10.30 coffee and sandwiches will be ordered upto
 Degrees of comparison exercise
1. My brother’s handwriting is ................................ mine.
a) worse than b) worse then
2. Health is more important ................................. wealth.
a) than b) then
3. Blood is ................................ than water.
a) thicker b) thickest c) more thick
4. Everest is .................................... peak in the world.
a) highest b)the highest c) higher
5. This is ....................................... play that I have ever heard on the radio.
a) the more interesting b)the most interesting c)most interesting
6. Susie is ................................... beautiful of all the four sisters.
a)the more b) the most c) most
7. The planet Mars is ......................................... from the earth than the satellite
moon.
a)far b)farther c)farthest
8. The elephant is ......................................... animal in the world.
a)the large b)the largest c) the larger
9. An ocean is certainly ......................................... than a sea.
a)the bigger b)bigger c)big
10. I am .......................................... interested in cricket than in football.
a) more b) most c) the more