Indirect Speech | MCQs

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He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful scene

Exclamatory sentences change to “exclaimed that” in indirect speech.

The sentence expresses strong emotion, so “exclaimed” is used appropriately.

Explanation

The correct indirect form is: "She told me to go upstairs."

This correctly conveys the command in indirect speech.

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• The correct indirect sentence is: He proposed that they should wait for the award.
• The direct statement "Let us wait for the award" implies a suggestion or proposal.
• The word "proposed" accurately captures the intention of the original statement in indirect speech.

Explanation

The word "Please" indicates a request, so the reporting verb becomes "requested".

The verb tense and pronouns are correctly changed in indirect speech.

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Explanation

She asked him if she could do anything for him.

In indirect speech, "said to" changes to "asked" in yes/no questions.

The pronoun "I" changes to "she," and "can" changes to "could" in reported speech.

Explanation

 In the indirect version, the statement is reported as a request or instruction from the speaker ("She") to the listener ("me").

Additionally, the direct question "why" is incorporated into the reported speech as part of the speaker's inquiry about the listener's actions.

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The correct indirect form is: "She asked him if he was crazy."

"It accurately changes the direct question to indirect speech with the appropriate past tense.

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When converting direct speech to indirect speech, the words spoken are reported rather than quoted directly. In this case, the direct speech is:

"He said to me, 'Please help me.'"

To convert this to indirect speech, we use the verb "requested" to report the action, and the words spoken are rephrased as:

"He requested me to help him."

Explanation

She asked how she, a girl, who could not ride or use sword or lance, could be of any help. Rather would she stay at home and spin beside her dear mother.

The reporting verb "said" changes to "asked" to match the question format in indirect speech.

Tenses are correctly shifted from present to past ("can" → "could", "cannot" → "could not").

The rest of the sentence maintains the original meaning and structure.