Direct and Indirect Speech

English Language

Direct and Indirect Speech starts at 6 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Direct and Indirect Speech. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

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Change the following question to indirect speech: He asked, "Are you coming to the party?"

Change the following sentence to direct speech: She said that she was reading a book.

Change the following sentence to indirect speech: John said, "I will help you."

Change the following to direct speech: She asked if I had seen her bag.

Convert the following direct speech into indirect speech: She said, "I am going to the market."

Convert the following exclamatory sentence to indirect speech: He said, "What a beautiful day!"

Convert the following imperative sentence to indirect speech: She said, "Please help me."

Convert the following indirect speech into direct speech: He said that he liked chocolate.

Convert the following to direct speech: He said that he was going to the library.

Convert the following to direct speech: He said that he would call me.

Convert the following to direct speech: She said that she had finished her homework.

Convert the following to indirect speech: He said, "I am playing football."

Convert the following to indirect speech: He said, "I was watching TV when you called."

Convert the following to indirect speech: She said, "I can swim."

Convert the following to indirect speech: She said, "I have been waiting for you."

Explain the main difference between direct and indirect speech.

In indirect speech, the pronoun 'I' in direct speech usually changes to which pronoun?

What is direct speech?

What is indirect speech?

When converting direct speech to indirect speech, what does the word 'now' usually change to?