Conversation Starters | MCQs
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A. He asked her if she had not invited her friends.
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B. He asked her that she not invited her friends.
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C. None of these
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D. He asked her that she had not invited her friends.
Explanation
Original Sentence: Direct speech (interrogative).
Indirect Speech Rules:
- Reporting Verb: "said to" → "asked" (for questions).
- Inversion Removed: "Did you not" → "if she had not".
- Tense Change: Past simple (did) → Past perfect (had).
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A. My friend told me that I am not going to be punished.
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B. None of these
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C. My friend tells me that I am not going to be punished.
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D. My friend tells me that you are not going to be punished.
Explanation
My friend tells me that I am not going to be punished.
In indirect speech, "says to" changes to "tells."
The present continuous tense ("are going") remains unchanged in indirect speech.
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A. She said good morning
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B. None of these
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C. She greeted us
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D. She said that good morning
Explanation
Greetings like "Good Morning" are changed into indirect speech as "greeted".
Hence, "She said to us 'Good Morning'" becomes "She greeted us."
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A. They tell us that they are not returning their books.
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B. They ask to us that we are not returning their books.
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C. They tell us that we are not returning their books.
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D. None of these
Explanation
"Say to us" changes to "tell us", and present tense remains as it's a universal statement.
"You" changes to we, and "our" to their to match the speaker and listener perspective.
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A. He said that he loved cake so much.
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B. He says that he loved cake so much.
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C. None of these
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D. He said that he loves cake so much.
Explanation
In indirect speech, the tense of the reported speech is typically shifted one step back (present tense to past tense).
Thus, "I love" changes to "he loved" when reported indirectly.
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A. She said It is cold
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B. She said It will be cold
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C. None of these
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D. She said It was cold
Explanation
In indirect speech, the tense of the reported speech is usually changed. The present tense "is" becomes the past tense "was."
Direct speech: "She said, 'It is cold.'"
Indirect speech: "She said it was cold."
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A. None of these
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B. She told me that she wrote a poem on the mother's day.
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C. She told me that she had written a poem on the mother's day.
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D. She told me that she has written a poem on the mother's day.
Explanation
In indirect speech, the past simple tense (wrote) changes to past perfect (had written).
Hence, the correct indirect sentence is: She told me that she had written a poem on the mother's day.
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A. She asked him why he was late.
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B. She ask him why was he late.
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C. None of these
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D. She asked him why is he late.
Explanation
She asked him why he was late.
In indirect speech, the question is converted into a statement, and the tense is adjusted.
"Are" changes to "was" to match the past tense.
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A. He said that he had gone to Karachi the next week.
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B. He said that he goes to Karachi the following week.
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C. He said that he will go to Karachi next week.
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D. He said that he would go to Karachi the following week.
Explanation
When changing from direct to indirect speech:
"Will" changes to "would".
"Next week" changes to "the following week".
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A. She requested her sister to help her to have completing her assignment.
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B. None of these
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C. She requested her sister to help her in completing his assignment.
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D. She requested her sister to help her in completing her assignment.
Explanation
She requested her sister to help her in completing her assignment.
"Said to" with "please" changes to "requested" in indirect speech.
Pronouns change appropriately: me → her, keeping the meaning intact.
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