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Multiple Choice Questions
My mother said to the maid, “Clean the kitchen now.”
(a) My mother said to the maid to clean the kitchen now.
(b) My mother commanded the maid to clean the kitchen then.
(c) My mother told the maid that she should clean the kitchen now.
(d) My mother said to maid clean the kitchen now.
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Answer: (b) My mother commanded the maid to clean the kitchen then.
Explanation:
1. A command is reported with 'commanded' + to-infinitive.
2. 'Now' changes to 'then'.
Teacher's Note:
1. now becomes then.
2. 'Said to + object + to' is not standard.
Nakul said to Arjun, “Go away.”
(a) Nakul ordered Arjun to go away.
(b) Nakul said Arjun go away.
(c) Nakul said Arjun to go away.
(d) Nakul ordered Arjun to leave.
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Answer: (a) Nakul ordered Arjun to go away.
Explanation:
1. A command is reported with 'ordered' + to-infinitive.
2. The original words 'go away' are kept.
Teacher's Note:
1. Do not replace the original verb unnecessarily.
2. 'Said Arjun to' is incorrect; use 'told' or 'ordered'.
‘Call the eyewitness,’ said the judge.
(a) The judge said that call the eye witness.
(b) Call the eye witness said this judge.
(c) The judge commanded them to call the eyewitness.
(d) The judge said to call the eye witness.
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Answer: (c) The judge commanded them to call the eyewitness.
Explanation:
1. A judge's order is reported with 'commanded'.
2. The imperative becomes 'to call'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Supply a suitable object (them) when the listener is not named.
2. Never use 'that' before an imperative.
He said, “Bring a glass of juice now.”
(a) He said that bring a glass of juice.
(b) He requested me to bring a glass of juice.
(c) He pleaded me to bring a glass of juice.
(d) He commanded me to bring a glass of juice then.
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Answer: (d) He commanded me to bring a glass of juice then.
Explanation:
1. Without 'please', the sentence is a command.
2. 'Now' changes to 'then'.
Teacher's Note:
1. now becomes then.
2. 'Requested' needs a polite marker like 'please'.
The examiner said, “Stop writing.”
(a) The examiner said stop writing.
(b) The examiner told not to write.
(c) The examiner ordered me to stop writing.
(d) The examiner said that they should stop writing.
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Answer: (c) The examiner ordered me to stop writing.
Explanation:
1. An examiner's instruction is an order.
2. It becomes 'ordered me to stop writing'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Imperative becomes to + base verb.
2. 'Told' needs an object.
The boss said, “Complete your project right now.”
(a) The boss ordered me to complete my project right then.
(b) The boss ordered me to complete my project quickly.
(c) The boss got angry and asked me to complete my project quickly.
(d) The boss told me to complete my project now.
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Answer: (a) The boss ordered me to complete my project right then.
Explanation:
1. A command: 'ordered me to complete'.
2. 'Your' becomes 'my' and 'right now' becomes 'right then'.
Teacher's Note:
1. now becomes then.
2. Do not change the meaning ('quickly').
Maisha said, “Please lend me your car.”
(a) Maisha ordered me to lend a car to her.
(b) Maisha begged me to lend her my car.
(c) Maisha asked if I could lend her a car.
(d) Maisha requested me to lend her my car.
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Answer: (d) Maisha requested me to lend her my car.
Explanation:
1. 'Please' shows a request.
2. 'Me' becomes 'her' and 'your' becomes 'my'.
Teacher's Note:
1. please means requested.
2. 'Begged' is too strong without extra emotion.
Tany said, “Please help me to complete my project.”
(a) Tany requested me to help him to complete his project.
(b) Tany asked to help me to complete my project.
(c) Tany told me to help him to complete my project.
(d) Tany ordered me to help him to complete my project.
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Answer: (a) Tany requested me to help him to complete his project.
Explanation:
1. 'Please' makes it a request.
2. 'Me' and 'my' (Tany's) become 'him' and 'his'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Check every pronoun carefully.
2. 'My project' must become 'his project'.
The maid said, “Kindly grant me leave for one day.”
(a) The maid said that she wanted to leave for one day.
(b) The maid said that she needed to leave for one day.
(c) The maid requested me to grant her leave for one day.
(d) The maid asked her to grant me a leave for one day.
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Answer: (c) The maid requested me to grant her leave for one day.
Explanation:
1. 'Kindly' indicates a request.
2. 'Me' becomes 'her'.
Teacher's Note:
1. kindly/please means requested.
2. Keep the original meaning ('grant leave').
Tahira said, “Ma’am, please extend the deadline.”
(a) Tahira said that ma’am, please extend the deadline.
(b) Tahira requested her teacher to extend the deadline.
(c) Tahira ordered the teacher to extend the deadline.
(d) Tahira said that ma’am should extend the deadline.
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Answer: (b) Tahira requested her teacher to extend the deadline.
Explanation:
1. 'Please' shows a request: requested.
2. 'Ma'am' becomes the object, her teacher.
Teacher's Note:
1. Vocatives become objects.
2. Requests are not reported with 'ordered'.
Amit said to me, “Please open the window.”
(a) Amit said that open the window.
(b) Amit said to open the window.
(c) Amit ordered me to open the window.
(d) Amit requested me to open the window.
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Answer: (d) Amit requested me to open the window.
Explanation:
1. 'Please' makes it a request.
2. So 'requested me to open' is most appropriate.
Teacher's Note:
1. please means requested.
2. 'Ordered' is too strong for a polite request.
“Please carry my bag,” my friend said.
(a) My friend requested me to carry her bag.
(b) My friend told me to please carry my bag.
(c) My friend told me that please carry my bag.
(d) My friend told me to carry my bag.
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Answer: (a) My friend requested me to carry her bag.
Explanation:
1. 'Please' signals a request.
2. 'My' (the friend's) becomes 'her'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Drop 'please' in the reported form.
2. Pronoun must refer to the friend.
(a) Please stay.
(b) She stayed here.
(c) Stay here.
(d) She should stay here.
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Answer: (a) Please stay.
Explanation:
1. 'Please' turns an imperative into a request.
2. 'Stay here' is a command.
Teacher's Note:
1. please/kindly + imperative = request.
2. Statements are not requests.
(a) Remove the chair.
(b) Would you please remove the chair?
(c) Remove the chair from here.
(d) She asked me to remove the chair.
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Answer: (b) Would you please remove the chair?
Explanation:
1. 'Would you please...?' is a polite request.
2. The others are commands or a report.
Teacher's Note:
1. Would/Could you please...? = polite request.
2. A reported sentence is not itself a request.
(a) He asked me to pass the salt.
(b) He said to me to pass the salt.
(c) Would you please pass me the salt?
(d) Pass me the salt.
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Answer: (c) Would you please pass me the salt?
Explanation:
1. 'Would you please...?' is a request.
2. (d) is a command; (a) and (b) are reports.
Teacher's Note:
1. Requests often take the question form with 'would/could'.
2. Imperatives without 'please' are commands.
(a) Kindly help me in finding my keys.
(b) He will help me find my keys.
(c) Help me to find the lost key.
(d) He told me to find his keys.
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Answer: (a) Kindly help me in finding my keys.
Explanation:
1. 'Kindly' makes it a polite request.
2. (c) is a command; (b) and (d) are statements.
Teacher's Note:
1. kindly = please.
2. Separate statements from requests.
(a) No one should disturb me. I want to work.
(b) Let me work. Do not disturb.
(c) He asked me to let him work.
(d) Would you please let me work? Do not disturb.
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Answer: (d) Would you please let me work? Do not disturb.
Explanation:
1. Only (d) uses the polite form 'Would you please...?'.
2. (b) is a command; (a) and (c) are statements.
Teacher's Note:
1. Look for polite markers.
2. Even with a following command, the polite question signals a request.
She said, “Get me the charger from another room, please!”
(a) She requested me to get her the charger from another room.
(b) She requested to get the charger from another room.
(c) She asked me to get the charger from another room, please.
(d) She said that she wanted a charger from another room.
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Answer: (a) She requested me to get her the charger from another room.
Explanation:
1. 'Please' gives 'requested'; 'me' becomes 'her'.
2. 'Requested' must be followed by an object (me).
Teacher's Note:
1. 'Please' is dropped in the reported form.
2. requested + object + to-infinitive.
Kanak said to him, “Please help me in doing my homework.”
Kanak (i) ______ him to help (ii) ______ in doing (iii) ______ homework.
(a) (i) said (ii) her (iii) my
(b) (i) requested (ii) her (iii) her
(c) (i) requested (ii) my (iii) my
(d) (i) said (ii) my (iii) her
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Answer: (b) (i) requested (ii) her (iii) her
Explanation:
1. 'Please' gives 'requested'.
2. 'Me' and 'my' (Kanak's) become 'her' and 'her'.
Teacher's Note:
1. All first-person pronouns of the speaker change.
2. 'Said him to' is not correct English.
Sanjay said to me, “Get me the medicine as I am feeling unwell.”
Sanjay (i) ______ me to get (ii) ______ the medicine as (iii) ______ feeling unwell.
(a) (i) requested (ii) him (iii) he was
(b) (i) requested (ii) me (iii) I was
(c) (i) said (ii) him (iii) he was
(d) (i) said (ii) me (iii) I was
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Answer: (a) (i) requested (ii) him (iii) he was
Explanation:
1. A request is reported with 'requested'.
2. 'Me' and 'I am' (Sanjay) become 'him' and 'he was'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Reason clauses are also backshifted.
2. Keep the pronouns consistent with Sanjay.
Jahnvi said to me, “Please turn off the TV as I need to study for my exams.”
Jahnvi (i) ______ me to turn off the TV as (ii) ______ needed to study for (iii) ______ exams.
(a) (i) ordered (ii) I (iii) her
(b) (i) ordered (ii) she (iii) her
(c) (i) said (ii) I (iii) my
(d) (i) requested (ii) she (iii) her
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Answer: (d) (i) requested (ii) she (iii) her
Explanation:
1. 'Please' gives 'requested'.
2. 'I' and 'my' (Jahnvi) become 'she' and 'her'.
Teacher's Note:
1. please means requested.
2. Pronouns refer back to the speaker.
“Don’t make noise in the library,” the librarian said.
(a) The librarian said not to make noise in the library.
(b) The librarian ordered me not to make noise in the library.
(c) The librarian said to be quiet while in the library.
(d) The librarian asks me to not make any noise.
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Answer: (b) The librarian ordered me not to make noise in the library.
Explanation:
1. A negative command takes 'ordered + object + not to'.
2. 'Said not to' lacks the object and is less exact.
Teacher's Note:
1. Commands need an object after the reporting verb.
2. Keep the reporting verb in the past.
Maria said, “Please lend me a pen.”
(a) Maria ordered me to lend a pen.
(b) Maria begged me to lend her a pen.
(c) Maria asked if I could lend her pen.
(d) Maria requested me to lend her a pen.
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Answer: (d) Maria requested me to lend her a pen.
Explanation:
1. 'Please' gives 'requested'.
2. 'Me' becomes 'her'.
Teacher's Note:
1. please means requested.
2. 'Begged' implies desperation not shown here.
Ranjan said, “You cannot park here!”
(a) Ranjan said that I may not park here.
(b) Ranjan said to me that I was unable to park there.
(c) Ranjan exclaimed that I couldn’t park there.
(d) Ranjan forbade me to park here.
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Answer: (c) Ranjan exclaimed that I couldn’t park there.
Explanation:
1. The exclamation is reported with 'exclaimed'.
2. 'Cannot' becomes 'couldn't' and 'here' becomes 'there'.
Teacher's Note:
1. here becomes there; can becomes could.
2. Check every word that needs changing.
The boss said, “Call him right now.”
(a) The boss shouted and said to call him right then.
(b) The boss ordered me to call him quickly.
(c) The boss told me to call him now.
(d) The boss ordered me to call him right then.
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Answer: (d) The boss ordered me to call him right then.
Explanation:
1. A command: 'ordered me to call'.
2. 'Right now' becomes 'right then'.
Teacher's Note:
1. now becomes then.
2. Do not paraphrase the time expression.
He said, “Guard the door.”
(a) He pleaded with me to guard the door.
(b) He asked if I could guard the door.
(c) He enquired whether I may guard the door.
(d) He commanded me to guard the door.
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Answer: (d) He commanded me to guard the door.
Explanation:
1. An imperative without 'please' is a command.
2. 'Commanded me to guard' is correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Commands: commanded/ordered + object + to.
2. 'Pleaded' needs a request.
The Captain said to his men, “Stand at ease.”
(a) The Captain urged his men to stand at ease.
(b) The Captain wanted his men to stand at ease.
(c) The Captain told his men that they should stand at ease.
(d) The Captain commanded his men to stand at ease.
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Answer: (d) The Captain commanded his men to stand at ease.
Explanation:
1. 'Stand at ease' is a military command.
2. So 'commanded' is the most appropriate reporting verb.
Teacher's Note:
1. Military instructions are commands.
2. 'Urged' suggests persuasion, not an order.
“Get out of the car!” said the policeman.
(a) The policeman ordered him to get out of the car.
(b) The policeman advised him to get out of the car.
(c) The policeman requested him to get out of the car.
(d) The policeman begged him to get out of the car.
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Answer: (a) The policeman ordered him to get out of the car.
Explanation:
1. An exclamatory imperative from a policeman is an order.
2. 'Ordered him to get out' fits.
Teacher's Note:
1. Exclamation + imperative = command.
2. 'Advised' and 'requested' are too mild.
“Could you please be quiet?” she said.
(a) She requested me to be quiet.
(b) She asked me why I was quiet.
(c) She ordered me to be quiet.
(d) She advised me to be quiet.
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Answer: (a) She requested me to be quiet.
Explanation:
1. 'Could you please...?' is a polite request.
2. So 'requested' is correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Polite questions are reported as requests.
2. Change the question to 'requested + to'.
He said, “Open the door!”
(a) He pleaded with me to open the door.
(b) He requested me to open the door.
(c) He advised me to open the door.
(d) He ordered me to open the door.
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Answer: (d) He ordered me to open the door.
Explanation:
1. An exclamatory imperative is an order.
2. So 'ordered me to open' is correct.
Teacher's Note:
1. Exclamation mark + imperative = command.
2. Requested needs 'please'.
The officer said, “Move fast.”
(a) The officer commanded them to move fast.
(b) The officer requested them to move fast.
(c) The officer advised them to move fast.
(d) The officer said them to move fast.
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Answer: (a) The officer commanded them to move fast.
Explanation:
1. An officer's instruction is a command.
2. 'Commanded them to move' fits.
Teacher's Note:
1. Commands from authority figures: commanded/ordered.
2. 'Said them to' is ungrammatical.
Mahima said to Anubhav, “Please give me a new book.”
(a) Mahima advised Anubhav to give her a new book.
(b) Mahima requested Anubhav to give her a new book.
(c) Mahima ordered Anubhav to give her a new book.
(d) Mahima forced Anubhav to give her a new book.
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Answer: (b) Mahima requested Anubhav to give her a new book.
Explanation:
1. 'Please' signals a request.
2. 'Me' becomes 'her'.
Teacher's Note:
1. please means requested.
2. Choose the reporting verb by tone.
The leader said to the team that he had thought of an alternate solution.
(a) The leader said, “He has been thinking of an alternate solution.”
(b) The leader said, “He has an alternate solution.”
(c) The leader said to the team, “I have thought of an alternate solution.”
(d) The leader said to the team, “I had thought of an alternate solution.”
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Answer: (c) The leader said to the team, “I have thought of an alternate solution.”
Explanation:
1. 'He' (the leader) becomes 'I' in his own words.
2. Past perfect 'had thought' goes back to present perfect 'have thought'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Reverse the backshift when converting to direct speech.
2. Keep the listener ('to the team').
He exclaimed with joy that it was his first victory.
(a) He said, “I have been waiting for my first victory.”
(b) He said, “It is my first victory.”
(c) He said, “Hurray! It is my first victory.”
(d) He exclaimed, “Oh! It was my first victory.”
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Answer: (c) He said, “Hurray! It is my first victory.”
Explanation:
1. 'Exclaimed with joy' is shown by an interjection like 'Hurray!'.
2. 'Was' becomes 'is' and 'his' becomes 'my'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Joy = Hurray; sorrow = Alas.
2. Restore the present tense in direct speech.
Heena said that she would be visiting Josh the following day.
(a) Heena said, “I shall be visiting Josh the next day.”
(b) Heena said, “I would visit Josh tomorrow.”
(c) Heena said, “I may visit Josh tomorrow.”
(d) Heena said, “I will be visiting Josh tomorrow.”
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Answer: (d) Heena said, “I will be visiting Josh tomorrow.”
Explanation:
1. 'Would be visiting' becomes 'will be visiting'.
2. 'The following day' becomes 'tomorrow'.
Teacher's Note:
1. the following day becomes tomorrow in direct speech.
2. would becomes will.
Jessica said that she had a few things to buy.
(a) Jessica said, “I have a few things to buy.”
(b) Jessica said, “She had few things to buy.”
(c) Jessica said, “She had had few things to buy.”
(d) Jessica said, “She has had few things to buy.”
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Answer: (a) Jessica said, “I have a few things to buy.”
Explanation:
1. 'She' becomes 'I' in Jessica's own words.
2. 'Had' (past) becomes 'have' (present).
Teacher's Note:
1. Direct speech uses the speaker's own pronouns.
2. Keep 'a few' unchanged.
Kashvi said that she had been watching cricket.
(a) Kashvi said, “I have been watching cricket.”
(b) Kashvi said, “I should watch cricket.”
(c) Kashvi said, “I would be watching cricket.”
(d) Kashvi said, “I have watched cricket.”
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Answer: (a) Kashvi said, “I have been watching cricket.”
Explanation:
1. 'Had been watching' becomes 'have been watching'.
2. 'She' becomes 'I'.
Teacher's Note:
1. Past perfect continuous goes back to present perfect continuous.
2. Keep the continuous aspect.
She said to her husband that they should buy a new oven.
(a) She said, “Hubby! Let us buy a new oven.”
(b) She said to her husband, “We shall buy a new oven.”
(c) She tells her husband, “We can buy a new oven.”
(d) She said to her husband, “We may buy a new oven.”
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Answer: (b) She said to her husband, “We shall buy a new oven.”
Explanation:
1. 'They' becomes 'we'.
2. 'Should' (backshifted from 'shall') becomes 'shall'.
Teacher's Note:
1. shall becomes should in reported speech, so reverse it.
2. Keep the reporting verb in the past ('said').
Reena told me that she had often warned me not to play with a knife.
(a) Reena said, “I have often been warning you not be play with a knife.”
(b) Reena said to me, “I had often warned you not to play with a knife.”
(c) Reena said to me, “I have often warned you not to play with a knife.”
(d) Reena said to me, “I often warned you not to play with a knife.”
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Answer: (c) Reena said to me, “I have often warned you not to play with a knife.”
Explanation:
1. 'Had warned' becomes 'have warned'.
2. 'Me' in the report becomes 'you' in her words.
Teacher's Note:
1. Past perfect reverts to present perfect.
2. told me becomes said to me.
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