Transformation of Sentences Test 4

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 sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and 'there' is used with the appropriate introductory verbs 'ordered' and 'advised'. ''Further' comes before advise as 'to say something' is the second clause in the inverted commas.

Options A, B, and C are wrong as 'don't', 'that' and 'here' cannot be used respectively. 

The correct answer is D)Tom ordered Jack not to stand there and further advised to say something.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).

In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. Direct speech is found in books, plays, and quotations.

In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words.

 When we turn direct questions into direct speech, the following changes are necessary:

Tenses, pronouns, and possessive adjectives, and adverbs of time and place change as in the statements.

The interrogative form of the verb changes to the affirmative form. The question mark (?) is therefore omitted in indirect questions.

If the introductory verb is say, it must be changed to a verb of inquiry, e. g. ask, inquire, wonder, wan to know etc.

When the direct speech begins with a question word ( when, where, who, why etc) the question word is repeated in the indirect question.

When the direct speech begins with a question word ( when, where, who, why etc) the question word is repeated in the indirect question.

Ask can be followed by the person addressed (indirect object- me) 

Option C is correct as a direct question is given which needs to be transformed into reported speech. Therefore, you is changed to I , present perfect tense to past perfect tense, and the question word what is repeated.

The options A, B, and D are wrong as the above-mentioned rules were not followed.

The correct answer is C)He asked me how long I had been back.

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 B)My umbrella has been stolen by somebody.

Option B is correct as to use the word steal, the subject remains at its place and been is added after has and before stolen.

The other options are wrong as been is not added, is cannot be used, and somebody cannot be used in the beginning( because of the given verb).

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 A)He has been promoted by his boss.

The option A is correct as the given sentence is in active voice and to transform it into passive voice , the subject of the given sentence (some people) comes in the place of the object(me) and vice versa. Also, as the sentence is in the simple past tense, was is used before the past participle form of the main verb (mug) before the past participle form of the main verb(mug).

Options B,C and D are wrong as am, have been, and had been cannot be used respectively.

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 B)It has been stolen..

The option B is correct as the given sentence is in active voice and to transform it into passive voice , the subject of the given sentence (the car) comes in the place of the object(it) and vice versa. Also, as the sentence is in the present perfect tense, 'been' is added after the helping verb 'has' and before the past participle form of the main verb(steal).

Options A,C, and D are wrong as is, was and had been cannot be used respectively.

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 B)At the moment the best painters of the city are painting our house.

Option B is correct as the use of being in the given sentence indicates that it is in the passive voice and to change it into active voice, are + ing( are painting) form of verb should be used and the subject (our house) is replaced by the object in the active voice and vice versa.

The other options are wrong as having, painted, and have cannot be used in the active form of the given sentence.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to affirmative statement .( ? and ! is not used).

Option D is correct as when we convert the given direct question to indirect speech which doesn't start with a question word, then if/whether is used, can is changed to could, you to she, me to him, and of course is replaced by the adverb positively. To which is used to connect the two dialogues.

The other options are wrong as you, can, and of course can't be used.

The correct answer is D)Sam asked Sue if she could give him a cup of coffee to which Sue replied positively and said that she could.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to affirmative statement .( ? and ! is not used).

Option D is correct as when we convert any suggestion or wish (Let's indicates a wish) to reported speech, to + infinitive construction is used, to which is used to join the two dialogues, OK is reported by the adverb positively, present tense is changed to past tense (wished, was fine).

 The other options are wrong as let's, and , and OK can't be used.

The correct answer is D)Sam wished to meet at 8 o'clock to which Sue replied positively and said that it was fine.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to affirmative statement .( ? and ! is not used).

Option D is correct as when we convert the request and the reply, we use ' to which'. Also to + infinitive construction is used.  And ok is replaced by in affirmative.

 The other options are wrong as I , is and was she can't be used.

The correct answer is D)Ann requested Ben to lock the door to which Ben replied in affirmative.

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 A)are having a swimming pool built.`

Option A is correct as to use the structure have something done, doing in the given question indicates that something is being done, so, are having +object (a swimming pool) + past participle form (built) is used.

The other options are wrong as had, have and building cannot be used in the active form of the given sentence.