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He said to me, "Do read the holy Gita daily."

  • He asked to me to read the holy Gita daily.
  • He asked me to do read the holy Gita daily.
  • He asked me to read the holy Gita daily.
  • He requested me to read the holy Gita daily.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Note: We remove "do" in the imperative sentences starting with "do".
But if "do" is acting like a verb then we do not remove "do"
Example : He said to me, "Do this work on priority."
Answer: He asked me to do that work on priority.

In above example "do" is acting as a verb so we did not remove it.

Similar Questions :

1. He said, "May God bless you."

  • He prayed that God bless him.
  • He prayed that may God bless him.
  • He told that may God bless him.
  • He prayed that might God bless him.

Answer: Option D

2. Captain said, "Bravo ! We have won the match."

  • Captain exclaimed with joy that they have won the match.
  • Captain exclaimed that they had won the match.
  • Captain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
  • Captain exclaimed with surprise that they had won the match.

Answer: Option C

3. Bhaskar said to Kapil, "Please do come some time."

  • Bhaskar requested Kapil to do come sometime.
  • Bhaskar requested Kapil to come sometime.
  • Bhaskar asked Kapil to come sometime.
  • Bhaskar requested Kapil to please come sometime.

Answer: Option B

4. Rahul said to me, "We are mortal".

  • Rahul said to me that we are mortal.
  • Rahul says to me that we are mortal.
  • Rahul said to me that we all are mortal.
  • Rahul said to me that he and I are mortal.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

No change, because we are using "we" with universal truth.

5. Baljider said to me, "I had been working on it for 5 days."

  • Baljinder told me that he had been working on it for 5 days.
  • Baljinder told me that he has been working on it for 5 days.
  • Baljinder told me that he had worked on it for 5 days.
  • Baljinder told me that he was working on it for 5 days.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Perfect Continuous Tense", then we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

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