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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.

Similar Questions :

1. She said to me, "I could reach there easily".

  • She told me that she could reach there easily.
  • She told me that she could have reach there easily.
  • She told me that she had reach there easily.
  • She told me that she had been reach there easily.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "could", "would", "should", "might".

Then in indirect speech these are written as it is.

2. Robert will say to me, "I am your classmate".

  • Robert will tell me that he is my classmate.
  • Robert will tell me that he was my classmate.
  • Robert will tell me that he will be my classmate.
  • Robert said me that he is my classmate.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

"I am your classmate" will remain in present tense in indirect speech because in "Robert will say to me" reporting verb is in future.
So when reporting verb in in future or present, we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

3. The children said, "Let us complete homework together."

  • The children told that let them complete homework together.
  • The children told that they should complete homework together.
  • The children suggested that they should complete homework together.
  • The children asked that they should complete homework together.

Answer: Option C

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. She said, "Well, Rahul, You have done this work."

  • She told Rahul that you had done this work.
  • She told Rahul that you had done that work.
  • She told Rahul that he had done that work.
  • She told Rahul that he has done that work.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

We can remove "Well", "Okay", "You see" etc from indirect speech.

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  • mukesh 9 years ago

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