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Question

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
My sister suggested that we go for a walk in the fresh air.

The correct answer is

My sister said, “Let us go for a walk in the fresh air.”

The indirect sentence “My sister suggested that we go for a walk…” when changed to direct speech becomes “My sister said, ‘Let us go for a walk in the fresh air.’” The verb “suggested” is commonly reported in direct speech as “let us...”

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Important Questions from Direct and Indirect Speech

  1. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
    The captain announced, “The flight will be delayed due to bad weather.”

  2. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
    The actor said that what he did in films was something he had never attempted in real life.

  3. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
    Mother said that when we pluck a flower it dies so we should let it beautify the world as long as it lives.

  4. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
    The children said to the nurse, “Reema slipped and fell from the stairs.”

  5. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
    The teacher says, “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.”

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