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Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 1

He says, “My father works in the Navy.”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 1

The reporting verb is in simple present. Hence, the verb of the sentence in quotes does not get changed. But the demonstrative adjective ‘my’ changes into ‘his’ as the pronoun ‘he’ shows that the speaker is male.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 2

Rahul said, “I will come tomorrow afternoon to take my book.”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 2

The future tense ‘will’ changes into would when the reporting verb is in the past tense. Whereas the timing word ‘tomorrow’ changes into ‘next day’ and the demonstrative adjective ‘my’ into ‘his’. The sentence satisfies all the rules.

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Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 3

She shouted, “Leave me alone.”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 3

The sentence in quotes is a command i.e. imperative sentence. In other words, the sentence that starts with a verb changes into infinity in indirect speech. The objective pronoun ‘me’ changes into ‘her’ as the speaker is female.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 4

Michael said, “I called Williams for tonight dinner.”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 4

The sentence in quotes is in simple past. The reporting verb is also in simple past. So the sentence in quotes changes into past perfect tense. The timing word 'tonight' changes into that day night.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 5

Manish said, “O my God! I am ruined.”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 5

The exclamatory sentence in quotes changes the reporting word in indirect speech according to the expression or feeling of the sentence. In this sentence, the expression is an exclamation. Thus the reporting verb 'exclaimed' replaces the exclamation in indirect speech. As the reporting verb is in simple past tense, the sentence following the exclamation, changes accordingly.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 6

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
"Where do you live?", said the stranger.

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 6

Correct answer is: The stranger enquired where I lived.

  • While changing the narration of an interrogative sentence, we need to follow the given steps-
  • A conjunction is not used in the sentence of wh-family words ( what, where, who, whom, why, etc.).
  • 'Question mark (?)' is changed to full stop (.).
  • 'Said' will be changed into 'asked/ enquired'.
  • 'Do + v1 (live)' is changed into 'v2' (lived) in indirect speech.
  • 2nd person (you) is changed into (I).
     
Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 7

He said to Prapti, “Will you come with me?”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 7

The sentence in quotes is a question about acceptance. The word 'whether' or 'if' has to be used in indirect speech in such a case. Being the reporting verb in past tense, 'will' becomes 'would'. The reporting verb also gets changed as the sentence was a question.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 8

“How clever I am!” Ayush said.

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 8

The exclamatory sentence has to be converted into declarative sentence in indirect speech. Hence the reporting verb changes according to the expression. While converting into declarative, the words that show the exclamation get omitted.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 9

Johnny said, “I played this game last week.”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 9

The sentence in quotes is in simple past. The reporting verb is also in simple past. So the sentence in quotes changes into past perfect tense. The timing word 'last' changes into the previous in indirect sentence. The demonstrative adjective 'this' changes into 'that'.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 10

My friend says to me, “You have to work hard to achieve the top rank.”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 10

The sentence in quotes as well as the reporting verb is in simple present. So, no changes take place in tense form. The listener is specified as first person. Thus, the pronoun in the sentence changes accordingly.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 11

Sourabh asked, “What is the matter?”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 11

The interrogative sentence converts into declarative in indirect speech. Thus, the helping verb follows the subject in declarative. The reporting verb is in simple past where the sentence is in simple present. So, the sentence changes into simple past tense.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 12

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
I said to you, “I don’t believe you.”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 12

The sentence in indirect speech would be:

I said to you that I didn’t believe you.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 13

His sister said to Arjun, “Bring me a colourful dress.”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 13

While converting an imperative sentence into a declarative, the infinity takes place. The first person in the sentence changes into third person as the speaker is third person. The reporting verb also changes accordingly.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 14

Ashish will say, “I went home.”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 14

No changes in the verb form takes place as the reporting verb is in future tense, whatever verb form the sentence may be in. The pronoun in the sentence changes into third person as the speaker is third person.

Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 15

He said, “I came here long time ago.”

Detailed Solution for Test: Reported Speech - 1 - Question 15

The sentence in simple past changes into past perfect tense as the reporting verb is also in simple past. The pronoun of the sentence changes into third person as the speaker is third person. The timing word ‘ago’ changes into ‘before’.

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