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Rahul said to Shilpa, "How are you ?"

Rahul asked Shilpa how she was.
Rahul asked Shilpa how she were.
Rahul asked Shilpa how is she.
Rahul enquired Shilpa how she was.

Answer: Option A

1. I said to my brother, "What are you playing today ?"

I asked my brother what he will be playing that day.
I asked my brother what he was playing that day.
I asked my brother if he was playing that day.
I asked my brother what he would be playing that day.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

When there is wh-questions inside invertved commas then we do not use if or whether in indirect speech.

Note: wh-questions means, questions starting with, "who", "what","why", "whom" etc.

2. 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

3. The Indian express says, "We shall issue a astrology section in our Thursday's paper".

The Indian express says that it will issue a astrology section in their Thursday's paper.
The Indian express says that they will issue a astrology section in their Thursday's paper.
The Indian express said that it will issue a astrology section in its Thursday's paper.
The Indian express says that it will issue a astrology section in its Thursday's paper.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Please note : Whenever some newspaper or magazine use "we", "our", "us" in direct speech , then it should be replaced by "it" or "its" in indirect speech.