Q1_WEEK 5

What is the correct reported speech of the direct speech below?

Glenn said to me, “What are you studying?”

• He asked me what was I studying?

• He asked me what was I studying.

• He asked me what am I studying.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What is the correct reported speech of the direct speech below?

My teacher said, “Tala High School is in Caloocan City.”

• My teacher said that Tala High School was in Caloocan City.

• My teacher said that Tala High School will be in Caloocan City.

• My teacher said that Tala High School is in Caloocan City.

Answer explanation

The statement "Tala High School is in Caloocan City" is a universal truth. Therefore, the tense of the reported verb should stay the same.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What is the correct reported speech of the direct speech below?

Khiro says, “I will do my online assignment at 10 PM.”

• Khiro says that I will do my online assignment at 9 PM.

• Khiro says that he will do his online assignment at 10 PM.

• Khiro says that he would do his online assignment at 10 PM.

Answer explanation

The reporting verb is in present tense, so we should not change the tense of the reported verb.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What is the correct reported speech of the direct speech below?

Jericho said, “I played basketball last week.”

• Jericho said that he had played basketball last week.

• Jericho said that he played basketball last week.

• Jericho said that he played basketball yesterday.

Answer explanation

The reporting verb is in past tense, so the reporting verb in past tense should be changed into past perfect tense.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What is the correct reported speech of the direct speech below?

“Do you like English?” He asked me.

• He asked me if I liked English.

• He asked me if I like English.

• He asked me if I liked English?

Answer explanation

The reporting verb "asked" is in past tense, so the reported verb "like" should be changed into "liked".

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What is the correct reported speech of the direct speech below?

“I do the household chores,” Andy said.

• Andy said that he does the household chores.

• Andy said that he did the household chores.

• Andy said that I do the household chores.

Answer explanation

The reporting verb "said" is in past tense, so the reported verb "do" should be changed to "did".

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What is the correct reported speech of the direct speech below?

Alvior said, “I bought a new pen.”

• Alvior said that I bought a new pen.

• Alvior said that he bought a new pen.

• Alvior said that he had bought a new pen.

Answer explanation

The reporting verb "said" is in past tense, so the reported verb "bought" (past tense) should be changed to "had bought" (past perfect tense).

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What is the correct reported speech of the direct speech below?

“What are you doing?” the teachers asked him.

• The teachers asked him what he was doing.

• The teachers asked him what he is doing.

• The teachers asked him what he had done.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What is the correct reported speech of the direct speech below?

Jherone Kyle said, “I arrived before you.”

• Jherone Kyle said that he arrived before me.

• Jherone Kyle said that he had arrived before me.

• Jherone Kyle said that I arrived before you.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A

What is the correct reported speech of the direct speech below?

Gabriel said, “I hate being late in class.”

• Gabriel said that he hated being late in class.

• Gabriel said that he hates being late in class.

• Gabriel said that I hate being late in class.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.6.3A