Reported Speech

Q21. David said, “Can we go tomorrow?”

• A. David said if we can go tomorrow.

• B. David asked if we could go the following day.

• C. David asked if we could go tomorrow.

• D. David said whether we could go tomorrow.

The student said, “Ma’am, please extend the deadline.”

• A. The student asked the teacher to extend the deadline.

• B. The student said if the teacher would extend the deadline.

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• C. The student requested ma’am to extend the deadline.

• D. The student said that ma’am should extend the deadline.

The maid said, “I gave them the address.”

• A. The maid asked whether she should have given the address to them.

• B. The maid informed me that she had given the address to them.

• C. The maid said that she would give them the address.

• D. The maid said to give the address to them.

The suspect said, “I am not guilty!”

• A. The suspect exclaimed that he was innocent.

• B. The suspect shouted that he was not guilty.

• C. The suspect exclaimed that he was not guilty.

• D. The suspect said that he has been found not guilty.

Tim said, “I may teach you if you will show sincerity.”

• A. Tim said that he might teach me if I would show sincerity.

• B. Tim said that he may teach me at a condition.

• C. Tim said that he could teach me had I shown sincerity.

• D. Tim said that he will teach me if I was to show sincerity.

Harish said, “Will you accompany me there?”

• A. Harish asked if I would accompany him there.

• B. Harish asked me if I could accompany him there.

• C. Harish enquired whether I will accompany him there.

• D. Harish said to me that I accompany him there.

The landlord said, “You should leave if you can not pay the rent.”

• A. The landlord asks me to leave if I didn’t pay the rent.

• B. The landlord warned me to leave if I couldn’t pay the rent.

• C. The landlord asked me to leave if I would not be paying the rent.

• D. The landlord asked me to leave or pay the rent.

The policeman said, “Don’t cross the speed limit.”

• A. The policeman said not to cross the speed limit.

• B. The policeman asked if I would cross the speed limit.

• C. The policeman forbade me to cross the speed limit.

• D. The policeman asks if I had crossed the speed limit.

Richard said, “I must attend the meeting.”

• A. Richard said that he had to attend the meeting.

• B. Richard said that it was must that he attend the meeting.

• C. Richard said if he must attend the meeting.

• D. Richard said that he would attend the meeting.

Joseph said, “Alas! These are difficult times.”

• A. Joseph said that those were difficult times.

• B. Joseph said it would have been difficult times.

• C. Joseph sighed with sorrow that those were difficult times.

• D. Joseph exclaimed that those were difficult times.