Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. He said he was going for shopping and asked if he might get me anything.
Option 1: He said, "I'm going for shopping. Can I get you anything?"
Option 2: He said, "I'm going for shopping. May I get you anything?"
Option 3: He said, "I will go for shopping. Do you want anything?"
Option 4: He said, "I will be going for shopping. May I get you anything?"
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Correct Answer: He said, "I'm going for shopping. May I get you anything?"
Solution : The correct choice is the second option.
In the given sentence, the transformation from indirect speech to direct speech involves converting the reported speech back into the speaker's original words.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
Therefore, the correct answer is: He said, "I'm going for shopping. May I get you anything?
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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
He told me that I could eat from his plate.
Option 1: He said, "You can eat from my plate."
Option 2: He said to me, "Can you eat from my plate?"
Option 3: He said, "I can eat from my plate."
Option 4: He said to me, "You can eat from my plate."
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Option 1: She said, "I am going to the theatre now."
Option 2: She said, "She goes to the theatre now."
Option 3: She said, "She has gone to the theatre now."
Option 4: She said, "I go to the theatre then."
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Option 1: The captain said, "Hurrah! I have won the toss."
Option 2: The captain said, "Hurrah! I might win the toss."
Option 3: The captain said, "Hurrah! I may win the toss."
Option 4: The captain said, "Hurrah! I could win the toss."
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Option 1: The manager has said, "I will be on leave tomorrow".
Option 2: The manager said, "I would be on leave that day".
Option 3: The manager has said, "He will be on leave today".
Option 4: The manager said, "I will be on leave tomorrow".
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Option 1: Arjun said if I was ready to join the job
Option 2: Arjun said, "Do you wish to join the job?"
Option 3: Arjun said, "Do you want to join the job?"
Option 4: Arjun replied, "Do you want to join the job?"
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