Q1. Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:
Direct: He said, "I am going to the market."
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Gurupreeth Singh
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A) He said that he is going to the market.
B) He said that he was going to the market.
C) He said that I am going to the market.
D) He said he will go to the market.
Answer explanation
Present continuous ("am going") changes to past continuous ("was going").
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Q2. Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:
Direct: She said, "I have finished my homework."
She said that I have finished my homework.
She said that I had finished my homework.
Answer explanation
Present perfect ("have finished") changes to past perfect ("had finished").
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Q3. Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:
Direct: They said, "We will finish the project by Friday."
They said that they would finish the project by Friday.
They said that we will finish the project by Friday.
They said that they will finish the project by Friday.
They said that we would finish the project by Friday.
Answer explanation
Correct Answer:
1. They said that they would finish the project by Friday.
"We" changes to "they" in reported speech to maintain the correct pronoun.
"Will" changes to "would" in reported speech.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Q4. Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:
Direct: He said, "I am learning French."
He said that he is learning French.
He said that he was learning French.
He said that I am learning French.
He said that he has learned French.
Answer explanation
Correct Answer:
2. He said that he was learning French.
"I am learning" (present continuous) changes to "he was learning" (past continuous) in indirect speech.
The pronoun "I" changes to "he."
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Q5. Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:
Direct: She said, "I will call you tomorrow."
She said that she will call you tomorrow.
She said that she would call you tomorrow.
She said that I will call you tomorrow.
She said that she called you tomorrow.
Answer explanation
Correct Answer:
2. She said that she would call you tomorrow.
"Will" changes to "would" in reported speech.
The pronoun "I" changes to "she," and "you" remains the same if it refers to the listener.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Q6. Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:
Direct: They said, "We are going to the concert tonight."
They said that they are going to the concert tonight.
They said that they were going to the concert tonight.
They said that we are going to the concert tonight.
They said that they will go to the concert tonight.
Answer explanation
Correct Answer:
2. They said that they were going to the concert tonight.
"We are going" (present continuous) changes to "they were going" (past continuous) in indirect speech.
The pronoun "We" changes to "they."
"Tonight" remains as it is, unless a specific context requires it to change.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Q7. Choose the correct indirect speech for the sentence:
Direct: "I can solve this problem," she said.
A) She said that she can solve that problem.
B) She said that she could solve that problem.
C) She said that she could solve this problem.
D) She said that she will solve the problem.
Answer explanation
B) She said that she could solve that problem.
Explanation:
Change in tense: The verb "can" changes to "could" in indirect speech.
Change in demonstrative: "this" changes to "that" to reflect the change in perspective.
The sentence structure of indirect speech is generally: "She said that..."
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