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My father said, "All that glitters is not gold."

My father said that all that glitters was not gold.
My father advised that all that glitters is not gold.
My father remarked that all that glitters is not gold.
My father said that all that glitters is not gold.

Answer: Option D

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1. Rahul said, "We must obey our parents."

Rahul remarked that we must obey our parents.
Rahul advised that we must obey our parents.
Rahul said that we must obey our parents.
Rahul said that we should obey our parents.

Answer: Option C

2. The Judge said to inspector, "Call the thieves."

The Judge urged inspector to call the thieves.
The Judge ordered inspector to get the thieves.
The Judge requested inspector to call the thieves.
The Judge ordered inspector to call the thieves.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Note: In this type of imperative sentences, we do not use "if/whether", instead we use "to" to replace inverted commas.

3. Sahil said to his friends, "Lets go to the park."

Sahil suggested to his friends that we should go to the park.
Sahil requested to his friends that we should go to the park.
Sahil suggested to his friends that we would go to the park.
Sahil suggested to his friends that we have to go to the park.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Note: We can also use "Sahil proposed to" in place of "Sahil suggested to"

4. Raju said to me, "He worked hard".

Raju told me that he had worked hard.
Raju told me that he has worked hard.
Raju told me that he had been worked hard.
Raju told me that he has been worked hard.

Answer: Option A

5. She said, "Madam, I have done homework."

She said respectfully that she had been done homework.
She said respectfully that she has done homework.
She said respectfully that she had done homework.
She said respectfully to her teacher that she had done homework.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Note: while changing it to indirect speech, remove "Sir/Madam" with "respectfully" as we did in this question.

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