Turning reported speech into direct speech
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- Q1Which of the following demonstrates the correct way to turn reported speech into direct speech?She said that she was happyShe said to me that she was happyShe said she is happyShe said, 'I am happy'30s
- Q2Which punctuation mark is used at the end of a sentence in direct speech?A commaA question markAn exclamation markA full stop30s
- Q3Which of the following is an example of reported speech?'I am tired,' she saidShe told me that she was tiredShe said to me, 'I am tired''I am tired,' said she30s
- Q4Which of the following is the correct way to turn the reported speech 'He said that he would come' into direct speech?He said, 'I would come'He said, 'I had come'He said, 'I will have come'He said, 'I will come'30s
- Q5Which of the following is an example of direct speech?'Jane has finished her work,' I saidJane said that she had finished her workJane told me that she had finished her work'I have finished my work,' said Jane30s
- Q6Which of the following is an example of reported speech?She said, 'I love you'He said to her, 'I love you'She told him that she loved him'I love you,' she said to him30s
- Q7Which of the following is the correct way to turn the reported speech 'They said that they had seen a ghost' into direct speech?They said, 'We have seen a ghost'They said, 'We had seen a ghost'They said, 'We saw a ghost'They said, 'We had been seeing ghosts'30s
- Q8Which of the following is the correct way to turn the reported speech 'She told me that she would call me soon' into direct speech?She said, 'I will call you soon'She said, 'I would call you soon'She said, 'I had called you soon'She said, 'I will have called you soon'30s
- Q9Which of the following is an example of direct speech?'Tom thinks we should go,' I said'I think we should go,' said TomTom said that he thinks we should goTom said to me that we should go30s
- Q10Which of the following words is usually used to introduce reported speech?ToldSaidAnnouncedSays30s