Transformation of Sentences Test 22

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Question 1
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Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said, "Were you present at the scene of the accident?"

A
He told that you had been present at the scene of the accident.

B
He asked if I had been present at the scene of the accident.

C
He said that if I had been present at the scene of the accident.

D
He asked that I had been present at the scene of the accident.

Solution

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).
In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.
In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.
Option B is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used with the conjunction 'if' and 'had been' is used because the given question is in the simple past tense.
Options A, C, and D are wrong as 'told','said', and 'that' cannot be used respectively.
The correct answer is B) He asked if I had been present at the scene of the accident.
Question 2
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Change the following statement into indirect speech.

My mother said, "May Heaven bless you."

A
My mother said that Heaven might bless you.

B
My mother wished that Heaven may bless you.

C
My mother wished that Heaven might bless him.

D
My mother told that Haven might bless him.

Solution

Indirect Speech is used to report something in our own words.
In case of request, the pattern for converting direct speech to reported speech is verb + object.
The indirect object is the person spoken to. Verbs in case of request can be ask, wish, etc. 'May' is changed to might.
Thus, the sentence would be - My mother wished that Heaven might bless him.
Hence, option C is the correct answer.
Question 3
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Change the following statement into indirect speech.

He said, "Let us leave the case at the station."

A
He suggested to let us leave the case at the station.

B
He ordered to let us leave the case at the station.

C
He ordered that we should leave the case at the station.

D
He suggested that we should leave the case at the station.

Solution

Indirect Speech is used to report something in our own words.
Suggestions are often reported using the verbs suggest, insist, recommend, request, demand and propose followed by that clause. 'Should' is used in the clause. 'Ordered' is used in case of command or order. Option A is wrong as 'should' is not used in this.
The sentence would become - He suggested that we should leave the case at the station.
Thus, option D is the correct answer.
Question 4
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Transform the following sentence into passive voice:
People advised us not to go out alone.

A
Not to go out alone people advised us.

B
We are advised not to go out alone.

C
We were advised not to go out alone.

D
We advised not to go out alone.

Solution

In active voice, the subject performs an action.
In passive voice, the subject receives the action.
The given sentence is in active voice; the subject 'People' performed the action 'advised' towards the object 'us'.
While changing from active to passive, the subject changes places with the object. Now, the subject is 'we' ('we' is the subject pronoun that refers to 'us').
Subject nouns like 'people', 'somebody', 'anybody', 'they' are general terms, and do not refer to a specific person, or group of people. Hence while changing the voice, the subject can be omitted in this case.
Also, the tense of the sentence remains the same, although the form of the verb changes.
Option C: This is the accurate conversion to the required voice. The tense remains the same, simple past tense 'advised' and 'were advised'. The new object now is 'we'. Hence option C is correct.
Option A: The subject still performs the action 'advised'. The sentence does not follow the required structure. As a result the sentence formed is incoherent in meaning.
Option B: 'Are' refers to the present tense, whereas the sentence is in past.
Option D: The meaning of the sentence has changed, and become an incomplete one as well. The subject 'we' still performs the action 'advised', and the object is not mentioned.
Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.
Question 5
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Rewrite this sentence without using 'somebody' or 'they', write a passive sentence:
I didn't realize that somebody was recording our conversation. [Advanced]

A
I didn't realise that our conversation was recorded.

B
I didn't realise that our conversation is recorded.

C
I didn't realise that our conversation is being recorded.

D
I didn't realise that our conversation was being recorded.
Solution
The ground rules to change active voice in passive voice are:
The places of subject and object are interchanged.
3rd form of the verb (past participle) is always used as the main verb in the passive voice. This applies to all tenses.
The word 'by' is generally used before the subject.
The given sentence is an example of the past continuous tense. Passive sentences in the past continuous tense have the following structure:
Object of the active sentence + was/were/ + being + past participle form of the verb + by + subject of the active sentence.
Thus, the passive voice for the given sentence - I didn't realize that our conversation was being recorded.
Hence, option D is the correct answer according to the rules.
Question 6
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Change the following statement into indirect speech.
The student said to the teacher, "Sir, mark me present."

A
The student told the teacher to mark me present.

B
The student respectfully requested the teacher to mark him present.

C
The student proposed the teacher to mark him present.

D
The student urged the teacher to mark him present.

Solution

The given sentence is a request.
In an imperative sentence, the verb of the reported speech takes 'to' i.e. to go, to do, etc. In the negative sentence the infinitive (to+ verb) is preceded by 'not'.
Infinitive always takes the basic form of the verb preceded by to. So, 'mark' will change into 'to mark'. The second person pronoun 'you' will change into the person of the speaker.
In an imperative sentence the reporting verb is changed into request, beg, order, advise, instruct, forbid.
Thus, in indirect speech, the sentence must be,
The student respectfully requested the teacher to mark him present.
Thus option B is the correct answer.
Options A,C,D are incorrect as they do not follow the rules of Narration and Reporting.
Question 7
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Rewrite the sentence, instead of using 'somebody' or 'they', write a passive sentence:
When we got to the stadium we found that they had cancelled the game.
When we got to the stadium, we found that _____________. [Intermediate]

A
... we found that the game is cancelled.

B
... we found that the game has been cancelled.

C
... we found that the game was cancelled.

D
... we found that the game had been cancelled.

Solution

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.
The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in active voice.
The correct answer is D)... we found that the game had been cancelled.
The option D is correct as the given sentence is in active voice and to transform it into passive voice (which is incomplete) the subject of the given sentence (they) comes in the place of the object(the game) and vice versa. Also, as the sentence is in the simple past tense, 'been' is added after the helping verb 'had' and before the past participle form of the main verb(cancel).
Options A,B, and C are wrong as is , has , and was cannot be used respectively.
Question 8
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I couldn't move the piano alone, so I said,"Do you think you could give me a hand, Tom?"
Convert into direct speech in indirect speech:

A
I told Tom that do you think you could give me a hand.

B
I asked Tom to give me a hand.

C
I requested Tom to give me a hand.

D
I asked Tom if he thought he could give me a hand.

Solution

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).
In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.
In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.
Option D is correct as the question in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used with the appropriate preposition 'if'.
Options A, B, and C are wrong as 'told', 'to' and 'requested' cannot be used respectively.
The correct answer is D)I asked Tom if he thought he could give me a hand
Question 9
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Rewrite the sentence as a passive sentence without using 'somebody/they/people' etc.
How do people learn languages?

A
How do people learn languages?

B
How do languages learn?

C
How are languages learnt?

D
How were languages learnt?

Solution

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.
The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in the active voice.
The correct answer is C)How are languages learnt?
The option C is correct as the given question is in the active voice and to transform it into the passive voice, the object of the given question(languages) comes in the place of the object(people) and vice versa.'People' should be omitted as there isn't any specific person or group mentioned. Also, as the sentence is in the simple present tense, the past participle form of the main verb (learn) is used.
Options A, B, and D are wrong as the sentence is changed, 'do' cannot be added, and 'were' cannot be used respectively.
Question 10
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Change into indirect speech:
Your friend asks you: Would you like a cup of tea before you leave?

A
My friend asked me would you like a cup of tea before you leave.

B
My friend asked me would I like a cup of tea before I leave.

C
My friend asked me if I would like a cup of coffee before I leave.

D
My friend asked me if I would like a cup of tea before I left.

Solution

Reported or indirect speech is usually used to talk about the past, so we normally change the tense of the words spoken. We use reporting verbs like 'say', 'tell', 'ask', and we may use the word 'that' to introduce the reported words.
When the given sentence is changed to reported speech, the tense and pronoun will change. Also, an interrogative sentence in direct speech changes to a declarative sentence in reported speech, since the objective isn't to ask the question anymore, it is to report the speech.
Also, while reporting a question, the word 'if' is introduced.
Option A: The interrogative here has not been changed. Only the inverted commas (" ") and question mark (?) have been removed. This does not change the speech. Hence A is incorrect.
Option B: The speech is still in question form, whereas it must be changed to a declarative sentence. 'Would you' must be changed to 'if I would'. Hence B is incorrect.
Option C: This option is incorrect because 'tea' has been replaced with 'coffee'. This changes the meaning of the original question. Also, the tense of the verb 'leave' has not changed to past tense over here.
Option D: This option is an accurate version of reported speech for the given question. 'Would you' has been changed to 'If I would' and 'leave' to 'left'. Hence option D is correct.

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Question 1

He told that you had been present at the scene of the accident.

He asked if I had been present at the scene of the accident.

He said that if I had been present at the scene of the accident.

He asked that I had been present at the scene of the accident.

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Question 2

My mother said that Heaven might bless you.

My mother wished that Heaven may bless you.

My mother wished that Heaven might bless him.

My mother told that Haven might bless him.

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Question 3

He suggested to let us leave the case at the station.

He ordered to let us leave the case at the station.

He ordered that we should leave the case at the station.

He suggested that we should leave the case at the station.

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Question 4

Not to go out alone people advised us.

We are advised not to go out alone.

We were advised not to go out alone.

We advised not to go out alone.

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Question 5

I didn't realise that our conversation was recorded.

I didn't realise that our conversation is recorded.

I didn't realise that our conversation is being recorded.

I didn't realise that our conversation was being recorded.

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Question 6

The student told the teacher to mark me present.

The student respectfully requested the teacher to mark him present.

The student proposed the teacher to mark him present.

The student urged the teacher to mark him present.

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Question 7

... we found that the game is cancelled.

... we found that the game has been cancelled.

... we found that the game was cancelled.

... we found that the game had been cancelled.

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Question 8

I told Tom that do you think you could give me a hand.

I asked Tom to give me a hand.

I requested Tom to give me a hand.

I asked Tom if he thought he could give me a hand.

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Question 9

How do people learn languages?

How do languages learn?

How are languages learnt?

How were languages learnt?

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Question 10

My friend asked me would you like a cup of tea before you leave.

My friend asked me would I like a cup of tea before I leave.

My friend asked me if I would like a cup of coffee before I leave.

My friend asked me if I would like a cup of tea before I left.

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