Transformation of Sentences Test 37

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Question 1
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Change the following statement into indirect speech.
The watchman cried, "The thieves have broken into the house and stolen all the property." [Intermediate]

A
The watchman cried that the thieves had broken into the house and stolen all the property.

B
The watchman told that the thieves had broken into the house and stolen all the property.

C
The watchman cried that the thieves have broken into the house and stolen all the property.

D
The watchman cried that the thieves had broken into the house and had stolen all the property.

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 direct speech is in the present perfect tense and uses the appropriate introductory verb (cried)
Options A, C, and D are wrong as 'told' cannot be used, the sentence is not transformed and 'had' cannot be used two times respectively.
The correct answer is A)The watchman cried that the thieves had broken into the house and stolen all the property.
Question 2
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Change the following statement into indirect speech.
My father said to us, "You should study and get a good grade in the examination."

A
My father said us that we should study and get a good grade in the examination.

B
My father told us that we should studied and get a good grade in the examination.

C
My father told to us that we should study and get a good grade in the examination.

D
My father told us that we should study and get a good grade in the examination.

Solution

The given sentence is an suggestion.
In the indirect speech 'told' may be used for 'said to'.
According to the rules of Narration and Reporting, in a proposal or suggestion sentence 'should' is used before the reported verb. Since, should takes the basic form of the main verb, 'study' and 'get' remains unchanged. The first person in the direct speech is changed to the person of the speaker. Therefore 'you' is changed to 'we'.
Thus option D is the correct answer.
Options A,B,,C are incorrect as they do not follow the rules of Narration and Reporting.
Question 3
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Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said to me, "I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty."

A
He said that I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty.

B
He said that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.

C
He told that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.

D
He asked that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.

Solution

The given sentence is a statement.
According to the rules of narration and reporting, if the reporting verb is in the past tense, the tense of the reported verb is changed into its corresponding past form. The reporting verb in the given sentence, 'said', is in the past form. Therefore, the reported verb, 'cannot' will change into 'could not'. The first person pronoun 'I' will change to third person 'he'.
Thus, in indirect speech the sentence must be,
He said that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.
Thus option B is the correct answer.
Options A,B,D are incorrect as they do not follow the rules of Narration and Reporting.
Question 4
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Change the following statement into passive voice:
The tiger caught a fox.

A
A fox has been caught by the tiger.

B
A fox was caught by the tiger.

C
A fox is caught by the tiger.

D
A fox had been caught by the tiger.

Solution

The given sentence is in the active voice, as the subject 'The tiger' performs an action 'caught' against the object 'a fox'.
If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject is also changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.
So, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word 'by' is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from active form to passive.

'Subject (The tiger) + verb (caught) + object (a fox)' changes to:
'New subject (A fox) + verb (was caught) + by + new object (the tiger)'
The passive form of 'caught' in the simple past tense is 'was caught'.
This can be seen in option B, hence it's the right answer.

Option A: The tense of the given sentence is in past, whereas here the verb 'has been' expresses the present perfect tense.
Option C: Similarly, 'is caught' is not the passive form of the past tense verb 'caught'. The right form is 'was caught'.
Option D: ''Had been caught' is in the past perfect tense whereas the verb here is in the simple past tense 'caught'.
Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.
Question 5
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Change the following statement into passive voice.
People speak English all over the world.

A
English is spoken all over the world.

B
English was spoken all over the world.

C
English was spoken by people.

D
English is spoken by people.

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 A)English is spoken all over the world.
Option A is correct as the subject of the given sentence (People) comes in place of the object English) and vice versa, the same tense is used (simple present tense), the sentence is transformed using the appropriate helping verb (is) with the past participle of the main verb (speak).
Question 6
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Change the following statement into indirect speech.

John said, "I shall be 21 tomorrow."

A
John said that I shall be 21 tomorrow.

B
John said that he should be 21 tomorrow.

C
John said that he would be 21 the following day.

D
John said that he should be 21 the following day.

Solution

Indirect Speech is used to report something in our own words.
To change future tense in indirect speech, remove inverted commas and use 'that' as a conjunction.
Both shall and will normally become would. 'Tomorrow' is changed to 'the following day'
In the given sentence, 'shall' cannot be changed to should as the speech is not reported by the original speaker. It would change to 'would'. Thus, option C is the correct answer according to the rules.
Question 7
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Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said, "I have forgotten the combination of my safe." [Intermediate]

A
He said that I have forgotten the combination of my safe.

B
He said that he has forgotten the combination of his safe.

C
He said that he had forgotten the combination of his safe.

D
He said that he had forgotten the combination of my safe.

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 C is correct as the direct speech is in the present perfect tense and the appropriate introductory verb (said) is used.
Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'I' cannot be used, the present perfect tense cannot be used in the transformed sentence, and 'my' cannot be used respectively.
The correct answer is C)He said that he had forgotten the combination of his safe.
Question 8
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Change the following statement into passive voice:
The boys killed the snake with a stick.

A
The snake was killed by the boys with a stick.

B
A stick was killed by the boys with a snake.

C
A snake with a stick was killed by the boys.

D
A snake is killed by the boys with a stick.

Solution

The given sentence is in the active voice, as the subject 'Julia' performs an action 'rescued' against the object 'three cats'.
If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject is also changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.
So, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word 'by' is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from active form to passive.

'Subject (The boys) + verb (killed) + object (the snake) + prepositional phrase (with a stick)' changes to:
'New subject (The snake) + verb (was killed) + by + new object (the boys) + prepositional phrase (with a stick)'
The passive form of 'killed' in the simple past tense is 'was killed'.
This can be seen in option A, hence it's the right answer.

Option B: The sentence has changed in meaning. The boys killed the snake and not the stick.
Option C: This sentence too has changed in meaning. The phrase 'with the stick' is the tool used by the boys to kill the snake. The snake was not with the stick.
Option D: The passive verb form of 'killed' is 'was killed', and not 'is killed'.
Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.
Question 9
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Change the following statement into passive voice:
They made him a king.

A
A king has been made by him.

B
He was made a king by them.

C
They have been made king by him.

D
He has been made a king by them.

Solution

The given sentence is in the active voice, as the subject 'They' performs an action 'made' against the object 'him'.
If this sentence is changed to passive voice, then the subject is also changed, in order to retain the meaning of the sentence.
So, the object takes the place of the subject and vice versa and the word 'by' is introduced as now the subject receives the action by the object. The verb form of the sentence is also changed from active form to passive.

'Subject (They) + verb (made) + direct object (him) + object complement (a king)' changes to:
'New subject (He) + verb (was made) + object complement (a king) + by + new object (them)'
The passive form of 'made' in the simple past tense is 'was/were made'.
This can be seen in option B, hence it's the right answer.
('He' is the subject form of the object pronoun 'him' and 'them' is the object form of 'they'.)

Option A: The verb form 'has been' expresses the present perfect tense whereas the sentence is in the simple past tense 'was made'.
Option D: Similarly, in this option, the verb form 'have been' is in the present perfect tense. Also, the subject and object has not been interchanged, thereby changing the meaning of the sentence.
Option C: The tense of the sentence has changed from past simple 'was made' to present perfect tense 'has been made'.
Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.
Question 10
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Change the following statement into passive voice.
I am doing sums.

A
Sums are done by me.

B
Sums are being done by me.

C
I must be doing the sums.

D
Sums must be done by me.

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 B)Sums are being done by me.
Option B is correct as the subject of the given sentence (I) comes in the place of the object (sums) and vice versa, the same tense is used (present continuous tense), and the sentence is transformed using the appropriate helping verb ('are' as'sums' is plural) with 'being' and past participle of the main verb (do).

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Question 1

The watchman cried that the thieves had broken into the house and stolen all the property.

The watchman told that the thieves had broken into the house and stolen all the property.

The watchman cried that the thieves have broken into the house and stolen all the property.

The watchman cried that the thieves had broken into the house and had stolen all the property.

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Question 2

My father said us that we should study and get a good grade in the examination.

My father told us that we should studied and get a good grade in the examination.

My father told to us that we should study and get a good grade in the examination.

My father told us that we should study and get a good grade in the examination.

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Question 3

He said that I cannot help you at present because I am myself in difficulty.

He said that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.

He told that he could not help me at present because he was himself in difficulty.

He asked that he could not help you at present because he was himself in difficulty.

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Question 4

A fox has been caught by the tiger.

A fox was caught by the tiger.

A fox is caught by the tiger.

A fox had been caught by the tiger.

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Question 5

English is spoken all over the world.

English was spoken all over the world.

English was spoken by people.

English is spoken by people.

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Question 6

John said that I shall be 21 tomorrow.

John said that he should be 21 tomorrow.

John said that he would be 21 the following day.

John said that he should be 21 the following day.

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Question 7

He said that I have forgotten the combination of my safe.

He said that he has forgotten the combination of his safe.

He said that he had forgotten the combination of his safe.

He said that he had forgotten the combination of my safe.

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Question 8

The snake was killed by the boys with a stick.

A stick was killed by the boys with a snake.

A snake with a stick was killed by the boys.

A snake is killed by the boys with a stick.

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Question 9

A king has been made by him.

He was made a king by them.

They have been made king by him.

He has been made a king by them.

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Question 10

Sums are done by me.

Sums are being done by me.

I must be doing the sums.

Sums must be done by me.

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