Read the following pairs: Direct Speech Indirect Speech The policeman said to us, "Where are you going?" The policeman asked where were we going. "Call the first witness", said the Judge. The Judge said them to call the witness first. Select the pair(s) wherein the Indirect Speech is correctly stated.
D. Neither I nor II
In Pair I, the interrogative sentence in direct speech must change to an assertive sentence in indirect speech. The correct indirect speech is 'The policeman asked us where we were going.' The given indirect speech 'where were we going' retains the interrogative word order, which is incorrect. In Pair II, the imperative sentence in direct speech requires a reporting verb like 'ordered' or 'commanded'. Also, 'said them to call' is grammatically incorrect. The correct indirect speech would be 'The Judge ordered them to call the first witness.' Therefore, neither of the indirect speech conversions is correctly stated. Answer: Neither I nor II
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