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Question 1

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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I	Rakesh to Anita: “We will go to the zoo tomorrow.”
II	Rakesh told Anita that they would go to the zoo tomorrow.
III	Rakesh told Anita that they would go to the zoo the day after.

Between sentences II and III, which is the correct indirect form of sentence I?

II

III

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

The ‘tomorrow’ in the direct speech changes into ‘the day after’ in the indirect speech. So, sentence III is the correct indirect form of sentence I.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Question 2

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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I	Johnny to Geeta: “Please finish this work for me.”
II	Johnny ordered Geeta to finish the work for him.
III	Johnny requested Geeta to finish the work for him.

Between sentences II and III, which is the correct indirect form of sentence I?

II

III

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

The use of the word ‘please’ in sentence I indicates that the words in inverted commas represent a request and not a command. So, sentence III is the correct indirect form of sentence I.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Question 3

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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I	Pritam asked Jessica what she wanted to eat.
II	Pritam to Jessica: “What do you want to eat?”
III	Pritam to Jessica: “What did you want to eat?”

Between sentences II and III, which is the correct direct form of sentence I?

II

III

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

Sentence I indicates that Pritam had asked Jessica what she wanted to eat at that moment, and not at some past moment. Hence, sentence II is the correct direct form of sentence I.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Question 4

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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I	The policeman to the thief: “Did you steal the money?”
II	The policeman asked the thief if he had stolen the money.
III	The policeman threatened the thief if he had stolen the money.

Between sentences II and III, which is the correct indirect form of sentence I?

II

III

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

Sentence I contains a question. Hence, its indirect form will contain the reporting verb ‘asked’. Therefore, sentence II is the correct indirect form of sentence I.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Question 5

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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I	Samar: “My brother Amir has gone for his cricket practice.”
II	Samar said his brother Amir had gone for his cricket practice.
III	Samar said his brother Amir has gone for his cricket practice.

Between sentences II and III, which is the correct indirect form of sentence I?

II

III

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

Since the direct speech is in present perfect tense, the indirect speech will be in the past perfect tense, i.e. ‘has/have’ becomes ‘had’. Hence, sentence II is the correct indirect form of sentence I.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Question 6

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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I	The girl told the stranger that her parents had gone out.
II	The girl to the stranger: “My parents had gone out.”
III	The girl to the stranger: “My parents have gone out.”

Between sentences II and III, which is the correct direct form of sentence I?

II

III

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

Sentence I indicates that the girl had told the stranger that her parents were not present at home at that moment. She does not refer to some past moment. Hence, sentence III is the correct direct form of sentence I.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Question 7

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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I	Farooq: “I was busy with some work.”
II	Farooq said he was busy with some work.
III	Farooq said he had been busy with some work.

Between sentences II and III, which is the correct indirect form of sentence I?

II

III

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

The ‘was’ in the direct speech changes into ‘had been’ in the indirect speech. So, sentence III is the correct indirect form of sentence I.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

Question 8

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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I	Nina to Gini: “Have you finished the novel?”
II	Nina asked Gini whether she had finished the novel.
III	Nina asked Gini whether she has finished the novel.

Between sentences II and III, which is the correct indirect form of sentence I?

II

III

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

Since the direct speech is in present perfect tense, the indirect speech will be in the past perfect tense, i.e. ‘has/have’ becomes ‘had’. So, sentence II is the correct indirect form of sentence I.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Question 9

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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I	Ramesh: “I saw that movie yesterday.”
II	Ramesh said he had seen that movie the day before.
III	Ramesh said he had seen that movie yesterday.

Between sentences II and III, which is the correct indirect form of sentence I?

II

III

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

The ‘yesterday’ in the direct speech changes into ‘the day before’ in the indirect speech. So, sentence II is the correct indirect form of sentence I.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.

Question 10

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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

I	Sahil to Karthik: “Harsh will deal with you.”
II	Sahil informed Karthik that Harsh will deal with him.
III	Sahil informed Karthik that Harsh would deal with him.

Between sentences II and III, which is the correct indirect form of sentence I?

II

III

(a) and (b)

None of the above

Solution

The ‘will’ in the direct speech changes into ‘would’ in the indirect speech. So, sentence III is the correct indirect form of sentence I.

Hence, the correct answer is option B.

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