Transformation of Sentences Test 32

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Question 1
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Fill in the blank with the correct word.
_______ you go to the market yesterday? [Intermediate]

A
Which

B
What

C
Does

D
Did

Solution

Option D is the correct answer.
Did you go to the market yesterday?

Explanation:
When a sentence doesn't have a modal or an auxiliary verb, the question is formed by placing a form of the auxiliary verb do before the subject.

In the question, notice the adverb yesterday. This indicates that the action was done in the past. Therefore, we use the simple past form of the auxiliary do which is did.
Remember that the subject and verb in the sentence must agree in tense and number.

Which: it implies a question concerning a limited number.
Example: Which is your book?

What: to ask for information about things and actions.
Example: What is the matter with you?

Does: Does is used with singular subjects whereas the auxiliary do is used with plural subjects.
Example: Does he enjoy tennis?

Hence options A, B, and C is incorrect.
Question 2
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Fill in the blanks with correct words.
______they have a bakery shop? [Intermediate]

A
Do

B
Does

C
Must

D
Who

Solution

Option A is the correct answer.
Do they have a bakery shop?

Explanation:
When a sentence doesn't have a modal or an auxiliary verb, the question is formed by placing a form of the auxiliary verb 'do' before the subject.
The subject and verb in the sentence must agree in tense and number.

Example: Do they have a bakery shop?
Here, the subject (they) is plural. So, we use the auxiliary verb do.

Does is used with a singular subject whereas do is used with a plural subject.
Example: Does he enjoy tennis?

Must: Must is used to express obligation, give orders, and advice.
Example: I must remember my promise.

Who: Who is used to refer to the subject of a sentence.
Example: Who are you?

Hence, options B, C, and D are incorrect.
Question 3
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Fill in the blank with the correct word.
________ you like to know a bit more about this? [Intermediate]

A
Shouldn't

B
Couldn't

C
Wouldn't

D
Doesn't

Solution

Option C is the correct answer.
Wouldn't you like to know a bit more about this?

Questions can also have a negative form. Negative yes/no questions are almost always contracted. The negative in its contracted form (n’t) comes immediately before the subject.

If the negative form not is used, it comes immediately after the subject. The full form is quite formal than the contracted one.

For example: Would you not like to know a bit more about this?
Notice how we use the word 'not' in this question. We place it immediately after the subject and insert the modal would at the start of the sentence.

If we had to use the contracted form of would (wouldn't), then it would follow the pattern:
Wouldn't you like to know a bit more about this?
Notice how the contracted word wouldn't proceeds the subject of the question.

Would: This word is used to express a supposition that may not be true. It is more polite than will. Here, the sentence expresses the same. So options A, B, and D are incorrect
Question 4
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Change the sentence in indirect speech:

"Can you solve this problem?" he asked me.

A
He asked me if I could solve that problem.

B
He asked me if I can solve this problem.

C
He asked me can you solve this problem.

D
He asked me if I can solve that problem.

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 A is correct as the conjunction if is used and 'can' is transformed to 'could'.
Options B, C, and D are wrong as 'can' cannot be used, 'if' is not used, and 'could' is not used respectively.
The correct answer is A) He asked me if I could solve that problem.
Question 5
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[passage-header]
Read the following conversation and then complete the sentence using reported speech:
[/passage-header]
Girish: Do you stock hair shampoos?
Store Manager: Yea. Please go to the counter on the left.
Girish: Will you show me some hair shampoos?
Sales Girl: Of course, sir. Which one do you want?
Girish: I want one which removes dandruff.
Sales Girl: Here it is. This is the best one we have.
Girish: Do you have some nice hair oil as well?
Sales Girl: Which sort do you need?
Girish: The one which helps hair to grow on a bald scalp.
Sales Girl: Sorry sir, we do not stock 'wonder drugs'.

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Girish: "I want one which removes dandruff."
Girish replied that _________________ dandruff.

A
I wanted one which removes

B
I wanted one which removed

C
He wants one which removed

D
He wanted one which removed

Solution

When we're reporting a speech, we're narrating things that happened or were said in the past. So, the speech will go one tense back.
In reported speech, we add a reporting verb (usually 'said'), the subject changes in narration ('he', 'she' or 'they') and the related words also change.
Option D: For reporting the speech of Girish, 'I' changes to 'he', as the point of view has changed. 'Wants' is in the simple present, it changes to 'wanted', the simple past verb. 'Removed' is also a present tense verb that changes to 'removed'.
So, the corrected reported speech for the sentence "I want one which removes dandruff." is:
'He wanted one which removed dandruff.'
Hence option D is correct.
Option A: 'I' hasn't been changed to indirect speech, and 'removes' hasn't changed to past tense 'removed'.
Option B: The point of view 'I' hasn't been changed here.
Option C: 'Wants' is a present tense verb that needs to be changed to past. As a result, the meaning formed is incomplete.
Hence these options A, B and C are incorrect.
Question 6
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Directions For Questions

[passage-header]Read the conversation given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Customer: Can I have a small bottle of tomato sauce?
Shopkeeper: Sorry, I have only big bottles.
Customer: When will it be available?
Shopkeeper: I can give it to you tomorrow.
Customer: Thank you, then I will get it tomorrow.

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The shopkeeper said that ________

A
he could give it to you the next day

B
he could give it to him tomorrow

C
he could give it to him the next day

D
he can give it to him the next day

Solution

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).
In 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.
As per the rule, when any sentence is rewritten in indirect speech, can is converted to could. And the first person changes to the third person as per the subject. 'I' changes to 'he' and 'you' changes to 'him'. Therefore option C is the correct answer.
Question 7
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Directions For Questions

[passage-header]Read the conversation given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Customer: Can I have a small bottle of tomato sauce?
Shopkeeper: Sorry, I have only big bottles.
Customer: When will it be available?
Shopkeeper: I can give it to you tomorrow.
Customer: Thank you, then I will get it tomorrow.

...view full instructions

The customer thanked him and said that ______.

A
he would get it the next day

B
he will get it the next day

C
I will get it the next day

D
I would get it the next day

Solution

b'
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.
As per the rule, when any sentence is rewritten in indirect speech, will is converted to would. And first person changes to third person as per the subject. Therefor option A is the correct answer.
Question 8
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Change the following sentence into passive voice:
The students handed in the reports.

A
The reports were handed by the students.

B
The reports were handed in by the students.

C
The report was handed in by the students.

D
The report was handed by the students.

Solution

The statement is in past tense; For converting it to passive voice 'The reports' is made the subject; the auxiliary verb following it should be plural since it is a plural subject; so 'handed in' is changed to 'were handed in' and the doer is introduced by preposition 'by'; so the correct answer is 'The reports were handed in by the students.'; we cannot omit 'in' after 'handed' as it changes the meaning.
Question 9
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Directions For Questions

[passage-header]Read the conversation given below and answer the question that follows:[/passage-header]Customer: Can I have a small bottle of tomato sauce?
Shopkeeper: Sorry, I have only big bottles.
Customer: When will it be available?
Shopkeeper: I can give it to you tomorrow.
Customer: Thank you, then I will get it tomorrow.

...view full instructions

Change the quoted lines to reported speech:
Shopkeeper: "Sorry, I have only big bottles."
The shopkeeper apologetically said that ________________ of tomato sauce.

A
I have only big bottles

B
he has only big bottles

C
I had only big bottles

D
he had only big bottles

Solution

When we're reporting a speech, we're narrating things that happened or were said in the past. So, the speech will go one tense back.
In reported speech, we add a reporting verb (usually 'said'), the subject changes in narration ('he', 'she' or 'they') and the related words also change.
Option D: For reporting the speech of the shopkeeper, 'I' changes to 'he'. 'Have' is in the simple present, it changes to 'had', the simple past verb.
So, the corrected reported speech for the sentence "Sorry, I have only big bottles." is:
'The shopkeeper apologetically said that he had only big bottles.'
The word 'sorry' directly addresses the listener and the word 'apologetically' is the indirect format, by describing the manner in which the person spoke.
Hence option D is correct.

Option A: 'I' has not been changed to 'he', and the present tense verb 'have' has not changed to the past tense 'had'.
Option B: 'Have' has not been changed to the past 'had', 'has' is still in the present tense.
Option C: 'I' has not been changed to 'he', so the meaning of the speech changes.
Hence these options A, B and C are incorrect.
Question 10
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Choose the most appropriate option for the indirect speech conversion of the following statement.
'What do you want?' she asked him.

A
She ask him what did he wanted

B
She asked him what do you want.

C
She asked him if he wanted anything.

D
She asked him what he wanted.

Solution

There are some rules to change direct to indirect speech of interrogative sentences. First, we remove the quotation marks. If the sentence begins with a 'wh' question-word then no conjunction is used as the question-word itself acts as the joining clause. The question mark is changed to a full stop and the simple present tense is changed into the simple past tense. If the sentence is expressing a positive feeling then do/does is removed from the sentence. Keeping in accordance with these rules, option D is the correct answer.
Options A, B and C are incorrect because they do not adhere to these rules.

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Question 1

Which

What

Does

Did

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Question 2

Do

Does

Must

Who

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Question 3

Shouldn't

Couldn't

Wouldn't

Doesn't

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Question 4

He asked me if I could solve that problem.

He asked me if I can solve this problem.

He asked me can you solve this problem.

He asked me if I can solve that problem.

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Question 5

I wanted one which removes

I wanted one which removed

He wants one which removed

He wanted one which removed

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Question 6

he could give it to you the next day

he could give it to him tomorrow

he could give it to him the next day

he can give it to him the next day

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Question 7

he would get it the next day

he will get it the next day

I will get it the next day

I would get it the next day

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Question 8

The reports were handed by the students.

The reports were handed in by the students.

The report was handed in by the students.

The report was handed by the students.

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Question 9

I have only big bottles

he has only big bottles

I had only big bottles

he had only big bottles

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Question 10

She ask him what did he wanted

She asked him what do you want.

She asked him if he wanted anything.

She asked him what he wanted.

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