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Question 1
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Use the following information to answer the question that follows.

Direct Speech: She said, “I am a lawyer.”

Indirect Speech: She said that she ________a lawyer.

Fill in the blank using the correct alternative.

A
was

B
had been

C
am

D
has been

Solution

The completed sentence is given below.

She said that she was a lawyer.
Question 2
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Change the given sentence into direct speech.

The child said to his mother, "what have I done to deserve so severe a punishment?".

A
The child asked his mother what he has done to deserve so severe a punishment.

B
The child asked his mother what had he done to deserve so severe a punishment.

C
The child asked his mother what he had done to deserve so severe a punishment.

D
None of these

Solution

As per the rule, 'said' changes to 'asked' as it is a question, 'have' changes to 'had' and 'had' will come after 'he' because it is the indirect form of the question reported. Hence, the indirect speech is 'the child asked his mother what he had done to deserve so severe a punishment'.
Question 3
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Change the given sentence into indirect speech.

The poor man exclaimed, "Will none of you help me?".

A
The poor man exclaimed whether none of them would help him.

B
The poor man exclaimed whether none of us would help him.

C
The poor man exclaimed whether none of us will help him.

D
None of these

Solution

As per the rule, in indirect speech, for the question that can be answered in yes or no, 'whether' is used, 'you' changes to third person pronoun 'them', 'will' changes to 'would' and 'me' changes to 'him' referring to the poor man. Hence, the indirect speech is 'the poor man exclaimed whether none of them would help him'.
Question 4
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Change the given sentence into indirect speech.

John said, "where did you buy that book from?".

A
John asked where he bought that book from.

B
John asked where he had bought that book from.

C
John asked where had he bought that book from.

D
None of these

Solution

As per the rule, 'simple past' changes to 'past perfect', i.e. 'did' changes to 'had' and 'you' changes to he, rest remains the same. Hence, the indirect speech is 'John asked where he had bought that book from'.
Question 5
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Change the given sentence into indirect speech.

"Do you write a good hand?" the teacher said to the student.

A
The teacher asked the student if they wrote a good hand.

B
The teacher asked the student if he/she writes a good hand.

C
The teacher asked the student if he/she wrote a good hand.

D
None of these

Solution

As per the rule, 'you' changes to third person pronoun 'he/she' as the gender is not mentioned. 'Simple present' changes to 'simple past', i.e 'write' changes to 'wrote. Hence, the indirect speech is 'the teacher asked the student if he/she wrote a good hand'.
Question 6
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Change the given sentence into indirect speech.

"Don't you know the way to school?" She said to me.

A
She asked me whether I don't know the way to school.

B
She asked me whether she doesn't know the way to school.

C
She asked me whether I did not know the way to school.

D
None of these

Solution

As per the rule, 'simple present' changes to 'simple past', i.e. 'do not' changes to 'did not'. Hence, the indirect speech is 'she asked me whether I did not know the way to school'.
Question 7
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Change the given sentence into indirect speech.

"Where have you been?" she said to me.

A
She asked me where have I been.

B
She asked me where had I been.

C
She asked her where had she been.

D
None of these

Solution

As per the rule, 'present perfect' changes to 'past perfect' i.e. 'have been' changes to 'had been' and 'you' changes to 'I' referring to first person pronoun. Hence, the indirect speech is 'she asked me where had I been'.
Question 8
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Simple past tense in direct speech changes to ______ in indirect speech.

A
past perfect

B
past perfect continuous

C
no change

D
None of these

Solution

Simple past tense changes to 'past perfect' in the indirect speech, eg. 'wrote' changes to 'had written'.
Question 9
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The past perfect tense changes to __________ in indirect speech.

A
past perfect continuous

B
present perfect

C
no change

D
None of these

Solution

The past perfect tense remains the same in the indirect speech.
Question 10
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The future perfect 'will have' changes to ________ in indirect speech.

A
will have been

B
would have

C
will be + -ing

D
None of these

Solution

The future perfect 'will have' changes to 'would have' in indirect speech.

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Question 1

was

had been

am

has been

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Question 2

The child asked his mother what he has done to deserve so severe a punishment.

The child asked his mother what had he done to deserve so severe a punishment.

The child asked his mother what he had done to deserve so severe a punishment.

None of these

Solution

Question 3

The poor man exclaimed whether none of them would help him.

The poor man exclaimed whether none of us would help him.

The poor man exclaimed whether none of us will help him.

None of these

Solution

Question 4

John asked where he bought that book from.

John asked where he had bought that book from.

John asked where had he bought that book from.

None of these

Solution

Question 5

The teacher asked the student if they wrote a good hand.

The teacher asked the student if he/she writes a good hand.

The teacher asked the student if he/she wrote a good hand.

None of these

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Question 6

She asked me whether I don't know the way to school.

She asked me whether she doesn't know the way to school.

She asked me whether I did not know the way to school.

None of these

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Question 7

She asked me where have I been.

She asked me where had I been.

She asked her where had she been.

None of these

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Question 8

past perfect

past perfect continuous

no change

None of these

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Question 9

past perfect continuous

present perfect

no change

None of these

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Question 10

will have been

would have

will be + -ing

None of these

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