English Objective Questions and Answers: Direct Indirect Speech
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Multiple Choice Questions
I found Joseph reading something. When I (i) ______ reading, he replied that modals are actually weak verbs but quite interesting. I further enquired what the uses of modals are in our practical life. I also made him aware that we can do without modals. On hearing this, he surprised me by saying that he knew modals help people express some specific situations. At last he advised me to go and read modals.
(a) said to him which book he was
(b) replied him which book he was
(c) asked him which book he was
(d) told him which book he was
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Answer: (c) asked him which book he was
Explanation:
1. The narrator is asking a question.
2. Questions are reported with 'asked'.
Teacher's Note:
1. 'Said to', 'told' and 'replied' do not report questions.
2. Keep the wh-word 'which' as the link.
I found Joseph reading something. When I asked him which book he was reading, he replied that modals are actually weak verbs but quite interesting. I further (ii) ______ in our practical life. I also made him aware that we can do without modals. On hearing this, he surprised me by saying that he knew modals help people express some specific situations. At last he advised me to go and read modals.
(a) enquired what the uses of modals are
(b) told what the uses of modals are
(c) asked what are the uses of modals
(d) explained what the uses of modals are
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Answer: (a) enquired what the uses of modals are
Explanation:
1. This is a further question, so 'enquired' fits.
2. A reported question keeps statement order: what the uses ... are.
Teacher's Note:
1. Do not keep question order (what are...) in reported speech.
2. 'Told' and 'explained' are for statements.
I found Joseph reading something. When I asked him which book he was reading, he replied that modals are actually weak verbs but quite interesting. I further enquired what the uses of modals are in our practical life. I also made him aware that we can do without modals. On hearing this, he surprised me by saying that he knew modals help people express some specific situations. At last he (iii) ______ modals.
(a) advised me go and read
(b) said to me go and read
(c) told me go and read
(d) advised me to go and read
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Answer: (d) advised me to go and read
Explanation:
1. Advice is reported with 'advised + object + to-infinitive'.
2. The 'to' before 'go' is necessary.
Teacher's Note:
1. Imperatives become to-infinitives in indirect speech.
2. 'Said to me go' is not correct English.
I came across Ajay walking on the pavement of a slow moving traffic and wished him ‘hello’. He (i) ______ near New Delhi Railway Station. When I asked him what I could do for him, he replied that he wanted a happy ride on my bike. But I shocked him by saying that I knew walking is a good exercise and advised him to walk to his office.
(a) says that my office was
(b) clarified that his office was
(c) said that his office was
(d) told that his office was
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Answer: (c) said that his office was
Explanation:
1. Ajay is simply giving information, so 'said that' fits.
2. 'My' must change to 'his' because Ajay is speaking about himself.
Teacher's Note:
1. 'Told' always needs an object: told me that.
2. Keep the reporting verb in the past tense.
I came across Ajay walking on the pavement of a slow moving traffic and wished him ‘hello’. He said that his office was near New Delhi Railway Station. When I (ii) ______ for him, he replied that he wanted a happy ride on my bike. But I shocked him by saying that I knew walking is a good exercise and advised him to walk to his office.
(a) asked him what I can do
(b) asked him what I could do
(c) said him what I could do
(d) asks him what I can do
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Answer: (b) asked him what I could do
Explanation:
1. A question is reported with 'asked'.
2. 'Can' shifts to 'could' after a past reporting verb.
Teacher's Note:
1. 'Said him' is never correct.
2. Modals shift back: can to could, will to would.
I came across Ajay walking on the pavement of a slow moving traffic and wished him ‘hello’. He said that his office was near New Delhi Railway Station. When I asked him what I could do for him, he replied that he wanted a happy ride on my bike. But I shocked him by saying that I knew walking is a good exercise and (iii) ______ to his office.
(a) said him to walk
(b) ordered him to walk
(c) advise him walk
(d) advised him to walk
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Answer: (d) advised him to walk
Explanation:
1. The narrator is giving friendly advice, not an order.
2. Advice: advised + object + to-infinitive.
Teacher's Note:
1. Choose the reporting verb that matches the tone.
2. 'Advise him walk' misses both past tense and 'to'.
I saw a boy waiting at the door of my office. I took no time and (i) ______. Immediately he replied that his name was Anil. Then I enquired if he had come for admission. Anil pleased me by saying with respect that he had come for admission.
(a) asked what his name was
(b) told him what his name was
(c) asked him what his name was
(d) ask what his name is
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Answer: (c) asked him what his name was
Explanation:
1. The narrator asks the boy a question, so 'asked him'.
2. Statement order and past tense: what his name was.
Teacher's Note:
1. Mentioning the listener (him) makes the report complete.
2. 'Told' does not report a question.
I saw a boy waiting at the door of my office. I took no time and asked him what his name was. Immediately he replied that his name was Anil. Then I (ii) ______ come for admission. Anil pleased me by saying with respect that he had come for admission.
(a) explained if he has
(b) questioned if he will
(c) said that he had
(d) enquired if he had
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Answer: (d) enquired if he had
Explanation:
1. This is a yes/no question, so 'enquired if'.
2. Present perfect 'have you come' becomes 'had come'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Yes/no questions are linked with if or whether.
2. Keep the tense shifted back to past perfect.
I saw a boy waiting at the door of my office. I took no time and asked him what his name was. Immediately he replied that his name was Anil. Then I enquired if he had come for admission. Anil pleased me by saying with respect (iii) ______ come for admission.
(a) that he were
(b) that he is
(c) that he has
(d) that he had
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) that he had
Explanation:
1. The reporting verb is past, so 'have come' becomes 'had come'.
2. 'He' is singular, so 'were' is wrong.
Teacher's Note:
1. Present perfect changes to past perfect in reported speech.
2. Match the shifted tense with the earlier question.
I was standing just in front of the teacher’s desk. All of a sudden I (i) ______ since last Monday. She said that she had gone to some hill station to enjoy cold. When I enquired if there was cold there, she silenced me by saying that she had no idea whether it felt cold or not. She then ordered me to take seat.
(a) asked ma’am where she had been
(b) said her where she had
(c) told her where she was
(d) explained ma’am where she had been
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) asked ma’am where she had been
Explanation:
1. The narrator is asking a question.
2. 'Have you been' becomes 'had been' and 'asked' reports it.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use 'asked' for questions, never 'said her'.
2. 'Since last Monday' fits a perfect tense: had been.
I was standing just in front of the teacher’s desk. All of a sudden I asked ma’am where she had been since last Monday. She (ii) ______ to some hill station to enjoy cold. When I enquired if there was cold there, she silenced me by saying that she had no idea whether it felt cold or not. She then ordered me to take seat.
(a) told that she has gone
(b) said that she has gone
(c) said that she had gone
(d) asked that she had gone
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) said that she had gone
Explanation:
1. The teacher gives an answer, a statement.
2. Past reporting: 'have gone' becomes 'had gone'.
Teacher's Note:
1. 'Told' needs an object.
2. Present perfect shifts to past perfect.
I was standing just in front of the teacher’s desk. All of a sudden I asked ma’am where she had been since last Monday. She said that she had gone to some hill station to enjoy cold. When I enquired if there was cold there, she silenced me by saying that she had no idea (iii) ______ cold or not. She then ordered me to take seat.
(a) whether it feel
(b) whether it felt
(c) whether it feels
(d) whether it had felt
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Answer: (b) whether it felt
Explanation:
1. The reporting verb 'had no idea' is in the past.
2. Simple present 'feels' shifts to simple past 'felt'.
Teacher's Note:
1. 'Whether ... or not' introduces a doubt.
2. 'It feel' breaks subject-verb agreement.
I found a Covid-19 patient waiting in the clinic. I (i) ______ sitting there. The Covid-19 patient replied that he had been suffering from high fever and had a running nose. I said that I thought he was Covid-19 affected. He shocked me by saying that he had developed the same symptoms. He further enquired if I was afraid of him.
(a) ask him that why
(b) asked him why he was
(c) told him why he is
(d) questioned him why he is
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) asked him why he was
Explanation:
1. A wh-question is reported with 'asked ... why'.
2. 'Are you' becomes 'he was'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Do not use 'that' before a wh-word.
2. Keep the tense in the past.
I found a Covid-19 patient waiting in the clinic. I asked him why he was sitting there. The Covid-19 patient (ii) ______ suffering from high fever and had a running nose. I said that I thought he was Covid-19 affected. He shocked me by saying that he had developed the same symptoms. He further enquired if I was afraid of him.
(a) suggest that he has been
(b) obeyed that he had been
(c) replied that he had been
(d) refused that he had been
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Answer: (c) replied that he had been
Explanation:
1. The patient is answering the question.
2. An answer is reported with 'replied that'; 'have been' becomes 'had been'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Choose reporting verbs by the function of the speech.
2. 'Obeyed' and 'refused' do not introduce statements.
I found a Covid-19 patient waiting in the clinic. I asked him why he was sitting there. The Covid-19 patient replied that he had been suffering from high fever and had a running nose. I said that I thought he was Covid-19 affected. He shocked me by saying that he had developed the same symptoms. He further (iii) ______ afraid of him.
(a) enquired if I was
(b) enquired if he is
(c) ask whether I was
(d) added if he was
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Answer: (a) enquired if I was
Explanation:
1. The patient asks a yes/no question: Are you afraid of me?
2. Reported as 'enquired if I was'.
Teacher's Note:
1. 'You' (the narrator) becomes 'I'.
2. Keep the verb in the past: was.
I found Ashok sad. When I (i) ______ standing with scooty, he replied that he was planning to learn scooty. I was surprised and made enquiry how he could learn driving that way. Immediately he silenced me by saying that this was the first step of learning. He further added that in fact driving needs planning and practice.
(a) said to him about why
(b) asked him why he was
(c) explained why he was
(d) told him about why
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) asked him why he was
Explanation:
1. The narrator asks a question.
2. A wh-question is reported as 'asked him why he was'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Only 'asked/enquired' can report questions.
2. Keep the wh-word as the linking word.
I found Ashok sad. When I asked him why he was standing with scooty, he (ii) ______ he was planning to learn scooty. I was surprised and made enquiry how he could learn driving that way. Immediately he silenced me by saying that this was the first step of learning. He further added that in fact driving needs planning and practice.
(a) questioned that
(b) refused that
(c) suggested that
(d) replied that
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) replied that
Explanation:
1. Ashok is answering the question.
2. An answer is reported with 'replied that'.
Teacher's Note:
1. The reporting verb should match the speaker's purpose.
2. 'Questioned that' is not correct usage.
I found Ashok sad. When I asked him why he was standing with scooty, he replied that he was planning to learn scooty. I was surprised and made enquiry how he could learn driving that way. Immediately he silenced me by saying that (iii) ______ the first step of learning. He further added that in fact driving needs planning and practice.
(a) this was
(b) this is
(c) it has been
(d) this may be
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) this was
Explanation:
1. The reporting verb 'saying' follows past 'silenced'.
2. 'This is' shifts to 'this was'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Simple present becomes simple past.
2. Keep the meaning of the original words.
Kiaan: How did you spend your summer vacation?
Ananya: I really enjoyed the summer vacation.
Kiaan: Did you do something special?
Ananya: Yes, of course. We went to Kashmir and stayed there for a month.
Kiaan: What did you see in Kashmir?
Ananya: We visited Srinagar, Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Sonmarg.
Kiaan asked Ananya how (i) ______ her summer vacation. Ananya replied that she had really enjoyed the summer vacation. Kiaan asked if she had done something special. Ananya replied in affirmative and added that they had gone to Kashmir and had stayed there for a month.
(a) had she spent
(b) she spent
(c) she was spending
(d) she had spent
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) she had spent
Explanation:
1. Reported questions use statement order: subject before verb.
2. Simple past 'did you spend' becomes past perfect 'had spent'.
Teacher's Note:
1. 'Had she spent' keeps question order, which is wrong.
2. Simple past shifts to past perfect.
Kiaan: How did you spend your summer vacation?
Ananya: I really enjoyed the summer vacation.
Kiaan: Did you do something special?
Ananya: Yes, of course. We went to Kashmir and stayed there for a month.
Kiaan: What did you see in Kashmir?
Ananya: We visited Srinagar, Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Sonmarg.
Kiaan asked Ananya how she had spent her summer vacation. Ananya replied that she had really enjoyed the summer vacation. Kiaan (ii) ______ something special. Ananya replied in affirmative and added that they had gone to Kashmir and had stayed there for a month.
(a) asked did she do
(b) had asked if she did
(c) asked if she had done
(d) asked what special had she done
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) asked if she had done
Explanation:
1. A yes/no question takes 'asked if'.
2. 'Did you do' becomes 'she had done'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Drop 'did' in reported questions.
2. The reporting verb stays in the simple past.
Kiaan: How did you spend your summer vacation?
Ananya: I really enjoyed the summer vacation.
Kiaan: Did you do something special?
Ananya: Yes, of course. We went to Kashmir and stayed there for a month.
Kiaan: What did you see in Kashmir?
Ananya: We visited Srinagar, Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Sonmarg.
Kiaan asked Ananya how she had spent her summer vacation. Ananya replied that she had really enjoyed the summer vacation. Kiaan asked if she had done something special. Ananya (iii) ______ that they had gone to Kashmir and had stayed there for a month.
(a) replies in affirmative and adds
(b) replied in affirmative and added
(c) had replied in affirmative and added
(d) asked in affirmative and added
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) replied in affirmative and added
Explanation:
1. 'Yes' is reported as 'replied in the affirmative'.
2. The narrative is in the simple past: replied, added.
Teacher's Note:
1. Yes/No answers become 'replied in the affirmative/negative'.
2. Keep both reporting verbs in the same tense.
Divit: Do you like sports and games, Aditi?
Aditi: I am very fond of sports since my childhood.
Divit: Which is your favourite game?
Aditi: Badminton is my favourite game.
Divit asked Aditi (i) ______ sports and games. Aditi replied that she was very fond of sports since her childhood. Divit further asked Aditi which game was her favourite one. Aditi replied that her favourite game was badminton.
(a) if she liked
(b) if she had liked
(c) did she like
(d) had she liked
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Answer: (a) if she liked
Explanation:
1. A yes/no question takes 'if'.
2. Simple present 'do you like' becomes simple past 'she liked'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Statement order: if she liked, not did she like.
2. Simple present shifts only one step back, to simple past.
Divit: Do you like sports and games, Aditi?
Aditi: I am very fond of sports since my childhood.
Divit: Which is your favourite game?
Aditi: Badminton is my favourite game.
Divit asked Aditi if she liked sports and games. Aditi replied that she (ii) ______ of sports since her childhood. Divit further asked Aditi which game was her favourite one. Aditi replied that her favourite game was badminton.
(a) had been very fond
(b) was very fond
(c) is very fond
(d) has been very fond
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) was very fond
Explanation:
1. 'Am very fond' is simple present.
2. After a past reporting verb, it becomes 'was very fond'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Shift the tense one step back.
2. 'Is' and 'has been' do not shift the tense.
Divit: Do you like sports and games, Aditi?
Aditi: I am very fond of sports since my childhood.
Divit: Which is your favourite game?
Aditi: Badminton is my favourite game.
Divit asked Aditi if she liked sports and games. Aditi replied that she was very fond of sports since her childhood. Divit further asked Aditi (iii) ______ her favourite one. Aditi replied that her favourite game was badminton.
(a) which game was
(b) which was
(c) which game had been
(d) which game is
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) which game was
Explanation:
1. The wh-phrase 'which game' links the clauses.
2. 'Is' becomes 'was' after past 'asked'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Keep the full wh-phrase so the meaning is clear.
2. Simple present shifts to simple past.
Nancy said, “I may leave tomorrow.”
(a) Nancy said that she might leave the next day.
(b) Nancy said that she might leave tomorrow.
(c) Nancy asked if she should leave the next day.
(d) Nancy informed me to leave tomorrow.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) Nancy said that she might leave the next day.
Explanation:
1. 'May' changes to 'might' and 'I' to 'she'.
2. 'Tomorrow' changes to 'the next day'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Remember three changes: pronoun, tense/modal, time words.
2. Option (b) forgets to change 'tomorrow'.
Keshav said, “Rita is busy right now.”
(a) Keshav said Rita was busy.
(b) Keshav informed that Rita was busy then.
(c) Keshav said Rita had been busy.
(d) Keshav informed that Rita is busy.
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Answer: (b) Keshav informed that Rita was busy then.
Explanation:
1. 'Is' changes to 'was' after a past reporting verb.
2. 'Right now' changes to 'then'; only option (b) keeps this time reference.
Teacher's Note:
1. now becomes then in reported speech.
2. Do not drop time expressions while reporting.
The teacher said, “You are suspended.”
(a) The teacher exclaimed that I am suspended.
(b) The teacher exclaimed to me to suspend.
(c) The teacher informed me that I was suspended.
(d) The teacher exclaimed that I was suspended.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) The teacher informed me that I was suspended.
Explanation:
1. The sentence is a plain statement, not an exclamation, so 'exclaimed' is not suitable.
2. 'You are' becomes 'I was' when the listener reports it; 'informed me that' fits a statement.
Teacher's Note:
1. Use 'exclaimed' only when the direct speech is an exclamation.
2. Statement reporting verbs: said, told, informed.
He said, “I have been a great mentor.”
(a) He said that he had been a great mentor.
(b) He said that he was a great mentor.
(c) He exclaimed that he was a great mentor.
(d) He said that he has been a great mentor.
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Answer: (a) He said that he had been a great mentor.
Explanation:
1. Present perfect 'have been' changes to past perfect 'had been'.
2. 'I' changes to 'he'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Present perfect becomes past perfect.
2. Option (d) forgets the backshift.
Vidushi said, “We went for a summer trip.”
(a) Vidushi said that they went for a summer trip.
(b) Vidushi said that they were on a summer trip.
(c) Vidushi said that they had gone for a summer trip.
(d) Vidushi said they went for a summer trip.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) Vidushi said that they had gone for a summer trip.
Explanation:
1. Simple past 'went' changes to past perfect 'had gone'.
2. 'We' changes to 'they'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Simple past becomes past perfect in reported speech.
2. Use the past participle 'gone' after 'had'.
Rahul said, “I will manage hereafter.”
(a) Rahul said that he would manage hereafter.
(b) Rahul said that he will manage thereafter.
(c) Rahul said that he would manage thereafter.
(d) Rahul said that he will manage hereafter.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) Rahul said that he would manage thereafter.
Explanation:
1. 'Will' changes to 'would'.
2. 'Hereafter' changes to 'thereafter', like here becomes there.
Teacher's Note:
1. here becomes there; hereafter becomes thereafter.
2. Check both the modal and the adverb.
“I am going out tonight,” Manisha said.
(a) Manisha said that she was going out tonight.
(b) Manisha said that she was going out that night.
(c) Manisha said she is going out that night.
(d) Manisha said that she will be going out that night.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) Manisha said that she was going out that night.
Explanation:
1. 'Am going' changes to 'was going'.
2. 'Tonight' changes to 'that night'.
Teacher's Note:
1. tonight becomes that night.
2. Present continuous becomes past continuous.
The guard asked, “Who are you?”
(a) The guard asked who he was.
(b) The guard asked me who he was.
(c) The guard asks me who he was.
(d) The guard asked who I was.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) The guard asked who I was.
Explanation:
1. 'You' refers to the person reporting, so it becomes 'I'.
2. A reported question uses statement word order: who I was.
Teacher's Note:
1. In reported questions, the subject comes before the verb.
2. The person addressed becomes 'I' when he or she reports.
Ravi said, “The concert ended yesterday.”
(a) Ravi said that the concert had ended yesterday.
(b) Ravi said that the concert ended the day before.
(c) Ravi said that the concert had ended the previous day.
(d) Ravi said that the concert ended already.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) Ravi said that the concert had ended the previous day.
Explanation:
1. Simple past 'ended' becomes 'had ended'.
2. 'Yesterday' becomes 'the previous day'.
Teacher's Note:
1. yesterday becomes the day before / the previous day.
2. Both tense and time word must change.
She said, “Bring a glass of water, please.”
(a) She commands me to bring a glass of water.
(b) She requested me to bring a glass of water.
(c) She asked me to brought a glass of water.
(d) She ordered me to bring her a glass of water.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) She requested me to bring a glass of water.
Explanation:
1. 'Please' shows a request, so the reporting verb is 'requested'.
2. The imperative becomes 'to + base verb'.
Teacher's Note:
1. please means use requested; drop 'please' in the report.
2. After 'to', always use the base form.
The landlord said, “You should leave if you cannot pay the rent.”
(a) The landlord asks me to leave if I didn’t pay the rent.
(b) The landlord warned me to leave if I couldn’t pay the rent.
(c) The landlord asked me to leave if I would not be paying the rent.
(d) The landlord asked me to leave or pay the rent.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) The landlord warned me to leave if I couldn’t pay the rent.
Explanation:
1. The statement carries a warning, so 'warned' fits.
2. 'Cannot' becomes 'couldn't' and 'you' becomes 'I'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Choose a reporting verb that reflects the speaker's intention.
2. can becomes could.
The salesman said, “Are you interested in the scheme?”
(a) The salesman said that if I was interested in the scheme.
(b) The salesman said that if I were interested in the scheme.
(c) The salesman asks if I am interested in the scheme.
(d) The salesman asked me if I was interested in the scheme.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (d) The salesman asked me if I was interested in the scheme.
Explanation:
1. A yes/no question is reported with 'asked' + 'if/whether'.
2. 'Are you' becomes 'I was' in statement order.
Teacher's Note:
1. Never use 'that' together with 'if' in a reported question.
2. Yes/no questions: asked if / whether.
She said, “Shut the door!”
(a) She asked me whether I would shut the door.
(b) She ordered me to shut the door.
(c) She said that I should shut the door.
(d) She shouted and said to shut the door.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) She ordered me to shut the door.
Explanation:
1. An exclamatory command is reported with 'ordered'.
2. The imperative becomes 'to shut'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Commands: ordered / commanded / told + to.
2. Exclamation mark with an imperative suggests an order.
She said, “They will be leaving soon.”
(a) She said that they would leave soon.
(b) She said that they are leaving.
(c) She said that they would be leaving soon.
(d) She said that they will leave soon.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (c) She said that they would be leaving soon.
Explanation:
1. 'Will be leaving' changes to 'would be leaving'.
2. The continuous form is kept.
Teacher's Note:
1. Future continuous becomes 'would be + -ing'.
2. Do not change the aspect (continuous) while reporting.
“Alas! It can’t be this bad,” he said.
(a) He exclaimed with sorrow that it couldn’t be that bad.
(b) He grieved that it couldn’t be that bad.
(c) He said that it was really that bad.
(d) He said with sorrow that that was bad.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (a) He exclaimed with sorrow that it couldn’t be that bad.
Explanation:
1. 'Alas' expresses sorrow: 'exclaimed with sorrow'.
2. 'Can't' becomes 'couldn't' and 'this' becomes 'that'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Interjections are dropped and replaced by a phrase like 'with sorrow'.
2. this becomes that.
The teacher said, “The wind is a renewable energy source.”
(a) The teacher said that the wind was a renewable energy source.
(b) The teacher said that the wind is a renewable energy source.
(c) The teacher told that the wind is a renewable energy source.
(d) The teacher tells that the wind was a renewable energy source.
Show Answer & Explanation
Answer: (b) The teacher said that the wind is a renewable energy source.
Explanation:
1. This is a scientific fact, so the tense does not change.
2. 'Told' needs an object, so (c) is wrong.
Teacher's Note:
1. Universal truths keep the present tense.
2. 'Told' must be followed by a person (told me/us).
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