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Direct and Indirect Speech

1. Which of the following sentences correctly converts direct speech into indirect speech?

She said, "I will finish my work by 5 PM."

a) She said that she will finish her work by 5 PM. b) She said she will finish her work by 5 PM. c) She said she would finish her work by 5 PM. d) She said that she would finish her work by 5 PM.

d) She said that she would finish her work by 5 PM. Explanation: When converting from direct to indirect speech, the future tense "will" changes to "would" to reflect the past tense reported speech.

2. Identify the error in the following indirect speech sentence:

John said that he don't like spinach.

a) "he" should be changed to "John" b) "like" should be changed to "liked" c) "don't" should be changed to "didn't" d) There is no error

c) In indirect speech, the present tense "don't" should change to the past tense "didn't" to agree with the reporting verb "said."

3. Convert the following sentence to indirect speech:

"Are you coming to the party?" Mary asked me.

a) Mary asked me am I coming to the party. b) Mary asked me if I was coming to the party c) Mary asked me that I was coming to the party. d) Mary asked me whether I will come to the party.

b) When converting questions from direct to indirect speech, we use "if" or "whether" and change the tense accordingly. "Are" changes to "was."

4. Which of the following is the correct indirect speech of:

"Please close the door," he said.

a) He said to please close the door. b) He requested me to close the door. c) He requested that I should close the door. d) He asked to close the door.

b) Imperatives in direct speech like "Please close the door" are often changed to requests in indirect speech. "Requested me" is the correct form here.

5. Choose the correct indirect speech for the given direct speech:

The teacher said, "The Earth revolves around the Sun."

a) The teacher said that the Earth revolved around the Sun. b) The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the sun. c) The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun. d) The teacher said that the Earth is revolving around the Sun.

c) Scientific facts or universal truths do not change tense when converted from direct to indirect speech.

6. Convert the following sentence into indirect speech:

She said, "I can complete the task by tomorrow."

a) She said that she could complete the task by tomorrow. b) She said that she could complete the task by the next day. c) She said she could complete the task by tomorrow. d) She said she could complete the task by the next day.

b) "Can" changes to "could," and "tomorrow" is converted to "the next day" in indirect speech.

7. Choose the correct indirect speech for the following:

He said, "May you have a great day."

a) He wished that you have a great day. b) He wished you to have a great day. c) He wished me that I have a great day d) He wished that I might have a great day

d) "May" in wishes is often converted to "might" in indirect speech.

8. What is the correct indirect speech for:

"Don't touch that," she said.

a) She said to not touch that. b) She warned me not to touch that. c) She said don't touch that. d) She told that don't touch that.

b) Direct speech commands or prohibitions often become warnings or requests in indirect speech, using "warned" and "not to."

9. Which of the following is the correct indirect form of:

"Who did this?" he asked.

a) He asked who has done this. b) He asked who had done this. c) He asked who had done that. d) He asked who did this.

c) The past simple "did" changes to the past perfect "had done," and "this" changes to "that" in indirect speech.

10. Convert to indirect speech:

"I must finish this project today," he said.

a) He said he must finish that project today. b) He said he must finish this project that day. c) He said he had to finish that project that day. d) He said he must have finished that project today.

C) "Must" often changes to "had to," and "this" to "that," "today" to "that day" in indirect speech.

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