Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. The boy said to the teacher, "Sir, I am weak in Maths and seek your advice."
Option 1: The boy told the teacher that he was weak in Maths and seek his advice.
Option 2: The boy told the teacher that he was weak in Maths and sought his advice.
Option 3: The boy told the teacher that he is weak in Maths and see his advice.
Option 4: The boy told that he was weak in Maths and sought his advice.
Correct Answer: The boy told the teacher that he was weak in Maths and sought his advice.
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
The process involves transforming the original speaker's words and actions into the narrator's own words, maintaining the meaning while changing the form to fit indirect speech.
The construction of the indirect statement would be as follows:
Therefore, the required indirect statement would be: The boy told the teacher that he was weak in Maths and sought his advice.
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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. The little boy said, "My cat can climb the tree."
Option 1: The little boy said that his cat climbed the tree.
Option 2: The little boy said that his cat had climbed the tree.
Option 3: The little boy said that his cat could climb the tree.
Option 4: The little boy said that his cat can climb the tree.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said, "These dresses are cheap."
Option 1: He said that those dresses was cheap.
Option 2: He said that these dresses are cheap.
Option 3: He said that these dresses were cheap.
Option 4: He said that those dresses were cheap.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
He advised his friend to lose some weight.
Option 1: He told his friend, "I may lose some weight."
Option 2: He told to his friend, "You must lose some weight."
Option 3: He told to his friend, "Please lose some weight."
Option 4: He told his friend, "You should lose some weight."
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. Mukesh said to me, "You are wrong".
Option 1: Mukesh told me that you are wrong.
Option 2: Mukesh tells me that I am wrong.
Option 3: Mukesh told me that he was wrong.
Option 4: Mukesh told me that I was wrong.
Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. Rohan said, "I will arrive late."
Option 1: Rohan says that he is late in his arrival.
Option 2: Rohan said that he would arrive late.
Option 3: Rohan said that I will arrive late.
Option 4: Rohan said that he is arriving late.
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