Transformation of Sentences Test 28

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 B 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 and can and you is changed to could and I respectively.

 The other options are wrong as we and can can't be used.

The correct answer is B)I could help them

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 question in the inverted commas is in the present perfect tense and 'had'  is used with the third form of 'see'.

Options A, C, and D are wrong as Nancy was asking about her book, the question in the inverted commas is not in the simple past tense, and the grammar book is being talked about (Nancy isn't) respectively.

The correct answer is B)if I'd seen her.

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 C is correct as the question in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and 'could' should be the helping verb in the indirect speech.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'he' cannot be used as he is reporting what he was told by David, no conjunction is used, and the appropriate conjunction is not used respectively.

The correct answer is C)if I could go .

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 command which is negative to indirect speech which starts with a verb (don't), then a verb of command/request/ advice + object + not + infinitive is used.

 The other options are wrong as not is missing, I don't can't be used, and you don't look can also not be used respectively.

The correct answer is D)not to look at

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 B is correct as when we convert the given direct question to indirect speech (use of ? ), the present continuous tense is changed to past continuous tense (was talking) and you to I.

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

The correct answer is B)I was talking about

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 A) is correct as the speaker asks the listener if he should call a taxi.

Options  B, C, and D are wrong as the listener of the direct speech is not asking anything, the reported speech can't be interrogative, and the direct speech is not in the future tense respectively.

The correct answer is A)he should call.