Test: Type II (Narration) - Banking Exams MCQ

 This sentence shifts the direct speech to reported speech by removing the quotation marks and changing the verb tense.

he had said. In reported speech, the verb tense often changes to reflect the past tense of the original statement. In this case, the past perfect tense is used to describe an action that had been completed before the time of reporting.

When reporting a question in indirect speech, the verb tense usually changes from present to past.

In indirect speech, we need to change the sentence into reported speech without using the exact words that were spoken. Also, the verb tense may change according to the context.

In the given sentence, the direct speech is "My cousin said, "My room-mate snored throughout the night."

To convert it into indirect speech, we need to use a reporting verb such as "said" or "told" and change the verb tense to reflect past tense. Therefore, option D is the correct answer as it maintains the meaning of the original sentence and reports the statement indirectly in past tense.

When converting direct speech to indirect speech, question words remain the same. The correct answer is (c).

The primary difference between direct and indirect speech is the use of quotation marks. Direct speech uses quotation marks to indicate the exact words of the speaker, while indirect speech does not. The correct answer is (a).

In indirect speech, yes/no questions are reported using either 'whether' or 'if'. The correct answer is (c).

When converting direct speech to indirect speech, pronouns should be changed according to the context. In this case, the pronoun 'I' should be changed to 'he'. The correct answer is (c).

A reported exclamation in indirect speech is when the speaker's exclamation is reported without quoting their exact words. Option (a) is the correct answer, as it reports the speaker's exclamation without quoting them.

When reporting a command or request in indirect speech, you typically use the word 'to' before the verb. The correct answer is (b).