If the reported speech expresses some universal truth, habit, historical incident or permanent fact, its tense does not change even when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
a) True
b) False
Q.2.
Convert the following sentence in indirect speech to direct speech :
a) He said I am undone.
b) He said, “Alas ! I am undone.”
c) He said, “I am undone.”
d) He said , “Alas. I am undone.”
Q.3.
While changing a question into indirect speech, the reporting verb must be changed into ask, inquire or demand.
a) True
b) False
Q.4.
Which of these prepositions is used with inquire or demand?
a) Is
b) At
c) Of
d) On
Q.5.
Convert the following direct speech to indirect :
a) My mother asked me if I was going to school that day.
b) My mother asked me are you going to school today.
c) My mother asked me if I was going to school today.
d) My mother asked me if I am going to school today.
Q.6.
Which of these forms are used to report negative commands?
a) not + infinitive
b) no + infinitive
c) command + infinitive
d) object + infinitive
Q.7.
Which of these verbs don’t follow the object + infinitive form?
a) Beg
b) Order
c) Invite
d) Pray
Q.8.
Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech :
a) She said that they would analyse it the next day.
b) She said that we would analyse it the next day.
c) She said that they will analyse it the next day.
d) She said that we will analyse it the next day.
Q.9.
Convert the following direct speech to indirect :
a) She thanked me.
b) She said me thank you.
c) She said thank you to me.
d) She said thank you!
Q.10.
Convert the following sentence in direct speech to indirect speech :
a) She asked me can you read and I said yes.
b) She asked me if I could read and I said that I could.
c) She asked me can you read and I said that I could.
d) She asked me if I could read and I said yes.
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