| Q.26 | Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. The teacher paused and said, “Those who are tired of listening to me can go. I shall not mind it.” | |
| Ans | 1. The teacher paused and said that those who were tired of listening to him could go and that he would not mind that. | |
| 2. The teacher paused and then said that those who have been tired of listening to him would go and that he would not mind that. | ||
| 3. The teacher exclaimed with a pause and then said that those who are tired of listening to me can go. I shall not mind it. | ||
| 4. The teacher ordered that those who were tired of listening to him would go and that he would not mind that. |
Correct Ans Provided: 1