Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
You told me that you had not slept the previous night and could not work then.
Option 1: You said to me, "I have not slept last night and could not work then."
Option 2: You said to me, "I did not sleep last night and cannot work now."
Option 3: You said to me, "You did not sleep the previous night and could not work now."
Option 4: You said to me, "I have not slept the previous night and cannot work then."
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Correct Answer: You said to me, "I did not sleep last night and cannot work now."
Solution : The second option is correct.
In the case of direct speech, the words are directly quoted. While transforming, one has to take care of the time references being mentioned and changes should be made accordingly.
Narration Conversion:
Therefore, the correct sentence is: You said to me, "I did not sleep last night and cannot work now ."
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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
I said to you, "He cannot be trusted completely."
Smriti greeted me and asked me where I was working then.
The teacher asked me why I had reached the examination hall so late.
Question : Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence. The policeman told the boys that they could not park their car there.
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
She said, "I am in no mood to work now."
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