This grammar exercise tests your ability to use direct and indirect speech correctly.
Fill in the blanks.
1. Ramesh said that he ....................... his homework.
Correct!
Wrong!
2. The boy asked his mother ....................... he could watch TV.
Correct!
Wrong!
3. The man asked the passerby if he ....................... help him.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. The girl said that I ........................ on her seat.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. The man asked the boy where ........................
Correct!
Wrong!
6. The girl asked who ......................... her pen.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. The teacher advised the students ..................... hard.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. The mother told the boy ..................... there.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. The manager asked the clerk ........................... that file to the secretary.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. The old man asked me if I ...................... help him.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. Ramesh said that he ...................... John the previous day.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
1. Ramesh said that he had finished his homework.
2. The boy asked his mother if he could watch TV.
3. The man asked the passerby if he would help him.
4. The girl said that I was sitting on her seat.
5. The man asked the boy where he was going.
6. The girl asked who had taken her pen.
7. The teacher advised the students to work hard.
8. The mother told the boy to wait there.
9. The manager asked the clerk to take that file to the secretary.
10. The old man asked me if I would help him.
11. Ramesh said that he had met John the previous day.
