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Q · Direct and Indirect SpeechEasy · 45s
Directions: In the following questions, a sentence in direct or indirect speech is provided. Identify the correct indirect or direct sentence from the given options. The chairman of the selection committee said, “we shall finalise the rest of our team after we have selected the skipper.
TopicDirect and Indirect Speech
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyEasy
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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"Shall" changes to "would," and "we have selected" shifts to "they had selected" in indirect speech.
Final Answer: Option D - The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise the rest of their team after they had selected the skipper.