When there are two Subjects in a sentence and they are not in the same Number, then we must have to use separate Auxiliaries (is, are, am, was, were, have, has) for both of them. So here, ‘eight people were killed’ is correct. In Iran, at least eight people were killed and twelve others were injured after four train carriages derailed between the towns of Mashhad and Yazd.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said to me, ‘You need not worry.’
She told the villagers that she would not rest till she had solved their water problem.
Choose the option that is the direct form of the sentence.
The teacher asked the students if they had understood her question.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
He asked me when I had booked the flight tickets.
Kavita said, “I baked cake yesterday”.
Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Mother said to me, “Will you help me in cleaning the house?”
He said to the doctor, "How soon will I be able to walk again?"
Change the following sentence to Direct Speech.
The lady replied that she was busy that evening.
Aunt said to mother, "I will be in Surat on Friday."
The Queen ordered the ministers to cut off the prisoner's head.
