Direct and Indirect Speech
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He said to his servant, “Why are you so lazy today?” |
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- A. He asked his servant why he was so lazy that day.
- B. He asked his servant why he had been so lazy that day.
- C. He asked his servant why he was being so lazy that day.
- D. He asked his servant why was he so lazy that day.
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22. |
The traveller enquired of the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest inn. |
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- A. The traveller said to the farmer, “where is the nearest inn”?
- B. The traveller said to the farmer, “Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?”
- C. The traveller said to the farmer, “Can you tell me where is the nearest inn”?
- D. The traveller said to the farmer, “Which is the way to the nearest inn”?
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