Direct to Indirect Speech Questions Re ean tana) eer nen Start Complete Exam Preparation road raed Daa) i sererg ieee Paez Vv B Download App - Question1: Selectthe correctndirectformof thegiven sentence. Oliver said tohis teacher, “She had taken my notebook" 1. Oliver toldhis teacher that she took his notebook. 2. Oliver toldhis teacher that he has taken his notebook. 3. Oliver told his teacher that she had taken his notebook A. one of theabove 5. None of the above feerToliite} India's Super Teachers for all govt. exams Under One Roof aeAnswer (Detailed Solution Belov’) Option 3: Oliver toldhis teacher that she had taken his notebook. >tSpeechwith us and master Direct Ace your English and Grammer preparations for Direct and Indir to Indirect Speech for your exams. Learn today! Directto Indirect SpeechQuestion! DetailedSolution The correctanswer is “Olivertold his teacherthat she had takenhis notebook.” © Key Points * Thereporting verb "said" is changed to "told"in reported speech if thereis a personalobject. + Thepronoun “she"and the possessive "my" remain thesame because theserefer to people other than the speaker and the listener (Oliver and his teacher) * Conjunction "that"will be used instead of inverted commas * The verb form "had taken''s already in the past perfecttense, which typically remains unchanged in reportedspeech Therefore, the correctanswer is "Option3". & earn por ia PS Tamed Ce Lol) Rear reat Pror raed Deere Creed Download App Question2: View this Question Online > ‘ Selectthe correctindirect form of the given sentence. - Emma said toTom,"I'm playing thepiano” 1. Emma told Tom that she played the piano. 2. Emma told’Tom that she wes playing thepiano, ~3, Emma told Tom that she has played the piano 4, More than one of theabove 5. None of the above Answer (Deiailed Solution Below) Option 2: Emma told Tom that she was playing the piano. Directto Indirect SpeechQuestion2 DetailedSolution The correctanswer is ‘Emma told Tom that she was playing the piano.” © Key Points + When thereis @ persone! object, the reporting Verb “said” oftengetschanged to “told”. In this case, Tomis that per soffalobject. + In reported speech, the! son pronoun, "I" must be changed tomatch the speaker's point of view. ; + In this case, "Ii changed to "she"to correspond to Emma * Conjunction “that"will be used instead of inverted commas + In reported speech, present tensesin the original direct speech are oftenshiftedback into the past form * In this case, the present continuous tense verb ‘am playing” becomes "was playing” in reported speech. Therefore, the correctanswer is ‘Option2". India's #1 Learning Platform Start Complete Exam Preparation Cees eee cro felted NS lt Creer tad Download App Gi Question3: View this Question Online >Select the option that expresses the given sentence ct speech. She said, "! wrote a book.” 1. Shesaid thathe has writtena moe ‘ore than one of theabove 5. None of the above Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3 : She said that she had writtena book Directto Indirect SpeechQuestion3 DetailedSolution The correctanswer is "She said that she had writtena book” © Key Points + When we convert direct speech into indirect speech, we need to follow some ~~~ One of therules involves verb tense changes. In this case, the tensein the direct speechis simple past (‘I ® > When converting to indirect speech, we typically shift this to ject("shehad written’). + The correctsentenceis' "She said thet she had wi © Itmaintains the correctsubject’she'(refe! written’ which is the past perfectte speech original sentence)and uses ‘had forthis shift in direct toindirect Therefore, the correctanswer is “ 3% + Let'sconsiderotheroptions: She said thathe has writtena book. This option changes the primary subject from 'I'to"he'and uses ‘haswritten'which is present perfecttense ® [tis not consistentwith the tense shiftrules for converting cirect to indirect speech, and it changes the subjectincorrectly, She said thathe had beenwrittena book. This option also incorrectly changes 'I'to 'he' but it uses 'hadbeenwritten’,which is past perfectpassive. @ This changes the meaning, implying that someone else wrote the book forher.Rig Tee a ur parte) Start Complete Exam Preparation Re an oe ost ue qj 5 Obes fOr reaeersd Download App Question4: View this Question Onine > Selectthe option thatexpressesthe given sentencein indirect speech. Mark said, "I will go to the gym" 1. Mark said that he would go: tothe gym 7 2. Mark said thaw 9 oreo 3 ~.: that he go to the gym. 4, More than one of theabove 5. None of the above Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 1: Mark said that he would go to the gym. Directo Indirect SpeechQuestion4 DetailedSolution The correctanswer is ‘Marksaid thathe would go to the gym" © Key Points + The sentenceis in drect speech, future simple (‘)will go to the gym’) * Inindirect speecr, “willis typically shifted to"would’ + "Lwill go" shiftsto"he would go"* The correctsentenceis: "Mark said thathe would go to the gym.” * Itkeeps the a ‘the orginal sentence). Therefore the correctanswer is option 1. ©; Additional Information Let'sconsider other options: * Mark said that he will go to the gym. This option maintains the future simple tense, which is incorrect when shifting to indirect speech in this context. + Mark said that he go to the gym. This option is grammatically incorrectas it lacks the auxiliary verb ‘will! x India's #1 Learning Platform Start Complete Exam Preparation ieee fared foes Download App Question5: View this Question Onine > In eachof the following sentenceschoosethe bestoptionin which the directform of narrationhas beenchangedinto its indirectform. y He seid, "Goodbye to all my friends” 1. He bade goodbye to all tis friends 2. He said goodbye to‘ll my friends Wes goodbye toall his friends 4, More than one of theabove 5. None of the above Answer (Detailed Solution Below)VEN Ee an en eae ee Directto Indirect SpeechQuestion5 DetailedSolution The correctanswer is He bade goodbyeto all his friends “hes + To transform the sentenceinto indirect speech, weneed to report the statementusing a reporting verb and make appropriate changes. In this case, the reporting verb ‘said” should be teplaced with a verb that conveys the act of bidding farewell, Additionally, thepossessive pronoun "my" needs to be changed toreflect the perspectiveot ‘the speaker. + Let'sanalyze the options: - He bade goodbyeto all his friends. This option accurately reports the act of saying goodbye, using the verb "bade* instead of "said" fie possessive pronoun "my" Is changed to"his" toreflectthe perspectiveof ker > He said goodbyeto all my friends. 1 This option maintains the direct speechand incorrectly uses "my" instead of ‘his’ which changes theperspectiveand meaning of the sentence » He asked goodbyeto all his friends. This option changes the verb to"asked" which does not accurately convey the act of saying goodbye > He said goodbyeto my friends. ™ This option maintains thedirect speech and incorrectly uses "my" instead of ‘his; which changes theperspectiveand meaning of the sentence. Therefore, the correctanswer is option: He bade goodbye to all his friends. Top Direct to Indirect SpeechMCQ Objective Questions CS ee anecua poe ciin) PS elem eel) Ce Ll) RRs Ee apa 7 | Mock Tests as BC olen researc Eset Download App Questions View this Question Online Direction Choosethemost appropriateformof indirect speechfor the given sentence. She said tome, "Where are you going for the vacation?” 1. Sheasked me where | was going for the vacation2. She said that where | was going for the vacation 3. Sheasked me that where I was going for egy 4. Sheasked where | had been goi arco Answer (Deiai jelow) one ‘ed me where | was going for the vacation. irectto Indirect SpeechQuestion6 DetailedSolution Here thecoirectanswer is She askedme wherel was going for the vacation © Key Points * Let’slook at the steps for changing the sentence from directto indirect speech: + As thereporting verb is in the past tenseand ditect speechis in the present continuous tense, we will take the following steps~ » Thereporting verb ‘said’is changed to‘askedbecause ‘Reportingverbssuch as said/ said to changesto enquired,asked, or demanded’. The conjunction ‘thatis not used because ‘No conjunctionis used, if a sentencein direct echbegins with a question(what/wherewhen)as the questionword’itselfactsas a joining clause’. For Example:- » Difect:“Where do you live?", asked theboy. Indirect The boy enquiredwhere | lived © Thepresentcontinuoustense(aregoing) is changed to the pastcontinuous tense(was going) in the direct speech > Thepronoun "You's changed to 'I'as the firstperson changes according to the subject © Additional Information The following table will enable us toknow how tensechanges in indirect speechDirectSpeech Indirect Simple Present p (Gubject+V1+ Object) | (Subject + V2 + Object) Present Continuous Past Continuous (Subject +is/am/are + | (Subject +was/were + V1 + V1 +ing + Object) ing + Object) Present Perfect Past Perfect (Subject+has/have +V3 +] (Subject +had + V3 + Object Object - Past Perfect Sinple Past (Gubject +had +V3 + (Subject + V2 + Object) object) Past Continuous Past PerfectContinuous (Subject + was/were + V1-4 (Subject +had been + V1 + ing + Object) ing + Object) Simple Future Present Conditional (Gubject+will/shall +V1+] (Subject + would + Object) V1 +0bject) Future Continuous Conditional Continuous (Subject + will/shall +V1+] (Subject + would +be + ing + Object) V1+ ing + Object) Tee are poeta BS la mele) Ce Ld) East ee ° ae Download App Question? View this Question Online Out of the fouralternativessuggestedselectthe one which bestexpressesthe givensentencein indirect speech. He said, “She is going to the party, isn't she?" 1. He said that she had been going to theparty and asked if she weren't. 2. He confirmed whether she was going to the party of not. 3. He told thet she was going to the party.4. He said that she was going to the party or not oo™ Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 2: He confirmed scien DetailedSolution going to the party or not. rectsentenceis He confirmedwhethershe was going to the party or not ear © Key Points + While changing thenarration of an assertivesentencet questiontag we make the following changes. "Said tois changed according to the tone. In this sentencethe person is confirming, the reported verb is changed accordingly. » Thefirstperson(|/We) changes according to the subject, the secondperson (You) changes according to the object and thethird person(He/She/lt) remains unchanged Conjunction if/whetheris used if the question is a close-ended question( if the answeris "yes"or"no") Question mark (?) is replaced with fullstop (). + Tense place, and time change according to the rules for both assertive and interrogative sentences. So, the final sentenceis - He confirmed whether she was going to the party or not. © Additional Information Tense, place, and time change according to the following rules DirectSpeech IndirectSpeech Simple Present simple Past Simple Past Pest Perfect Present Continuous Past Continuous PastContinuous | Past PerfectContinuous PresentPerfect Past Perfect Past Perfect No changePresentPerfect | past PerfectContinuous a § ‘Contes No change Will/Shall/Can/ May ee ee : , » © Now Then ~ Today That dey remeron | Tate Yesterday The previous day Tonight Thatnight Hence Thence Ago Before Last The previous Here There This That These Those & India’s #1 Learning Platform oa Start Complete Exam Preparation Set eto oss sisson (yin Download AppQuestion’ aba eee el Selectthe correctndirectformof the givensentence. co She said, “She must leave all the bad habits.” es 1. She said she has to | bits, 2. She said /e leave all thebad habits 3 that she had toleave all the bad habits. 4. Shesaid that she could leave all the bad habits Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3: She said that she had to leave all the bad habits. Directto Indirect SpeechQuestion8 DetailedSolution © Key Points + Thegiven sentenceis in directspeechand we need to converti + When we change a direct speech to an indirect speech, we Thereportng verb “said” remains unchanged in Theinvertedcommas ("...") are replaced speechpart > Thecomma (,) is removed in the in © The first word of the indirec be in capital letters ° Must in direct speech changs to'in indirect speech * Thus, option 3 is the cor wer, The correctanswer is: She said that she had to leaveall thebad habits. oO jon ‘that to show theindirect Hence, indirect speechis - She said that she had to leave all the bad habits » Important Points + 'MUSTchangesinto HAD TO‘fromdirectspeechto indirectspeech He sald, “| must study for the exam’. -He said that he had to study the exam. » She said, “I must finish the work in time”-She said that she had to finish the work in time.Ps ean Roe) SS ETa merle ee LiCl) Cee aR ec ieee eco mice Mi sterClasses Question Bank Download App exer 22 Questiond View this Question Online > Selectthe option thatexpressesthe givensentencein indirect speech. Ajay says, “Thereis going tobe a snowfall” 1. Ajay said that there is going tobe a snowfall, A... there was going to be a snowfall 3. Ajay says that there was going tobe a snowfall 4. Ajay says that thereis going tobe a snowfall Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 4: Ajay says that thereis going tobe a snowfall : Directto Indirect SpeechQuestion9 DetailedSolution ) The correctanswer is ‘Ajay says that thereis going to bea snowfall © Key Points ~ + The given sentence's in DirectSpeech.As per the question we have to change it nto Indirect Speech. + In the given sentencs rtingverbis in the presenttense. + So, the tenseof the renortet’syeech willremain the same * We change the tenseand pronounsof reported speech only when reportingverbis in the past tense. + While changing the given Directnarration into Indirect narration, comma and inverted commas will be removed and connector''that'will be added and the reportedspeech will be writtenafter “thatCorrectSentence‘Ajay says that there is going to be a snowfall. ee arora Start Complete Exam Preparation RecA cures Peay ested Pcie Cres ear a pao Download App Question1O View this Question Online > Selectthe correctndirect speechformof the givensentence. Mother said tome, "I'm worried cbout your safety’ . F 1. Mother toldme that she had been wormed about my safety. 2. Mother told me:thatishe was worried about my safety. 3 TR she is wortied about your safety 4, Wothersaid that | was worrying about your safety, Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 2: Mother toldme thet she was worried about my safety. Directto Indirect SpeechQuestion10 DetailedSolution ‘The correctanswer is ‘Mothertold me thatshe was worriedaboutmy safety: © Key Points + The given sentenceis in Direct SpeechAs per the question, we have tochange it into Indirect Speech. 2%,* The process of transformation is as follows: > In the gven sentencethereportingverbhas an object.Hence, ‘said to’will be changed into ‘told Commaand invert SRB mas beremoved Theconjunetion ‘thi added ‘Twill be changed into ‘she because the firstpersonpronouns are changed according to the subjectof thereportingverb. 1m’ will be changed into ‘was’ ‘your’ will be changed into ‘my’ because the secondpersonpronounsare changed according to the objectof the reportingverb. > Thus, the correctanswer is Option2. CorrectSentence Mother told me that she was worried about my safety. India’s #1 Learning Platform Start Complete Exam Preparation Re aR ce eS cal i iy Pero ie Der) Exo Download App Crean Questioni1 E ™ View this Question Online > Selectthe option that expresses the given sentencein reportedspeech The lawyer said to the witness, "Tellthe court what you saw on Saturday night” 1. Thelawyer told the witness to tell the court what you saw on Saturday night. 7 7 asked the witness to tell the court what you have seen on Saturday night: 3. The lawyer asked the witness to tell the court what he had seen on Saturday night 4. The lawyer ordered the witness to tell the court what | had seen on Saturday night Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3 : The lawyer asked the witness to tell the court what he had seen on Saturday night:eo a a nee eee ee The correctanswer is Thelawyeraskedthe witnessto tell the courtwhathe had seenon Saturday night! © Key Points ~ + Thegiven sentence's perativesentence. * While changing Sei en imperative sentence, we need to follow these steps- > Thereportinay changes to "asked." + Thesecond person you will be changed into “he” > Thetense of the given sentenceis simple past tense(saw) which changes to pastperfect tense(had seen) > “told” option is incorrect because the tense of the sentence given is incorrect. Eventually, we will get the final sentence- Thelawyeraskedthe witnessto tell the courtwhathe had seenon Saturday night. x ee ec Start Complete Exam Preparation Cea ers POTS aro maa para eas olen (oreo Download App Questiont2 ‘ View this Question Online > Out of the fouralternativessuggestedselectthe one which bestexpressesthe givensentencein indirect speech. \ I said, “What a remarkable likeness between the two sisters!” 1. exclaimed that there was @ remarkable likeness between the two sisters. 2 | ois thet what a remarkable likeness there was between the two sisters 3. lasked that was therea remarkable likeness betweenthe twosisters, 4. lexclaimed that what a remarkable likeness was there between the twosisters.Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 1: | exclaimed that there was a remarkable likeness between the two sisters. Directto Indirect SpeechQuestion12 DetailedSolution The correctanswer is | exclaimed that therewas arémarkablelikenessbetweenthe two sisters © Key Points f + The givensentencess « directspeech + Thebasic rule: r > Thecommas and jedeommas are removedand ‘thatis added. » Theexclamation mar "n the direct speech indicates theuse of the reporting verb ‘exclaimed in indirect speech. » Also, if thereportingverbis in thepast tense we usually changethepresentformtoa pastformin reportedspeech » Therefore, from the gven options, only the first option fits suitably. Thus the correctoption is Option 1). ra India's #1 Learning Platform AS ela mel) Cle ell) RA ier Fed i old Cree ors Download App Questiont3 View this Question Online > Selectthe correctndirectformof thegivensentence. Ramita said, “I wish | didn't have tomeetmy stepmother” 1, Ramita said she wished she hadn't haye tomeether stepmother. 2. Ramita said she wished she didn't meet her stepmother. 3. Ramita Said She'wished she didn't have tomeether stepmother. _Re mita said she wished hadn't mether stepmother. Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3: Ramita said she wished she didn't have to meet her stepmother. Directo Indirect SpeechQuestion13 DetailedSolution The correctanswer is option3) ie. 'Ramita said she wished she didn’t have to meether stepmother’ + The given sentence's in Direct Speech As per the given directions, we have vamp Indirect Speech + The given sentenceis an optative sentence + The process of transformation Is as follows The comma and inverted commas will beremoved, & tn the Indirect speech ‘said’ will not be changed because th verb has no object. Theindirect speech will begin like Ramita said’ + TheTenseusedin the sentences ter wish if 01 hangein indirect speech. » Example:- @ She said to him, “Wish you were 1 She wishedthathe was * Hence, ‘didn’t have to' will be as itis i ct speech * Here the pronoun ‘T'will be d into 'she'twice + The pronoun 'my'will be cl to ‘her'twice + The present form of the ve Will be changed into the past form ‘wished’ + Theremaining part will not change + Finally, the indirect speechis 'Ramitasaid she wishedshe didn'thaye to meether stepmother: + So, the correctanswer is option 3. CorrectSentenceRamita said she wished she didn't have to meet her step-mother. © Confusion Points + Themodal verb "didn'thaveto’ in the direct speech remains the same in the indirect speech because it refersto a presentor futureaction thathas not yet occurredat the time of reporting. + Therefore,"didn't have to’ does not change to "had not"et ers any hacia) SS ETa merle ee LiCl) Rea ess eee Were) sterClasses Download App Questiont4 View this Question Online > Directions:Selectthe option that expressesthe given sentencein indirect speech. “Everything is going tobe alright,’ seid the doctor. 1, Thedoctorsaid that everything are going to be alright. 2. Thedoctorsaid that everything will be alright 3, Thedoctorsaid that everything was going tobe alright 4 Thedoctorsaid that everythingis going tobe alnght Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3: The doctor said thet everything was going tobe alight Directto Indirect SpeechQuestion14 DetailedSolution The correctanswer is The doctor said thateverythingwas going to be alright © Key Points + The givensentences « directspeech + The basic rules for changing or convertingdirectspeechinto indirect speech: > Thecommas,invertedcommasare removedand ‘that is added > Thepresentcontinuous tenseformat Subject +is + V; (go) +ing + Object will be changed into the past continuoustenseformat ‘Subject +was + V, (go) ting + Object Hence, the correctanswer is option3® Additional information * The following table will enable us to know how tense changes into Indirect speech’ sit sil +s ++ar S| isi(sisit Fu (siFu shy + iti > ga: + Rar TT arr directspeeché! + Directspeechat indirect speech? azar aac & fay ata Faw: » Commas, invertedcommas sft exclamationmark a2 2u aa 21 Presentcontinuous tense format Subject +is +V; (go) +ing + Objects pastcontinuous tenseformat ‘Subject + wast V, (go) ting + Object # saa fan SIT! ont agit rarer BiPs ean Roe) SS ETa merle ee LiCl) Cee aR ec Teeter Question Bank Download App cake Pod era ens exer 22 QuestiontS » > View this Question Online > Selectthe correctndirectformof thegivensentence. — My niece said, “I have decided to take coaching in badminton” 1, Myniece said she is decdling to take coaching in badminton, 2 Me niece told that | have decided to teke coaching in badminton. 3, Myniece said that she had decided to take coaching in badminton. 4. Myniece said she will decide to take coaching in badminton. Answer (Detailed Solution Below) Option 3: My niece said that she had decided to take coaching in badminton Directto Indirect SpeechQuestion15 DetailedSolution The correctanswer is ‘Myniece said that she had decidedto take coachingin badminton! © Key Points + Thesentencein the Direct Speechis in PresenPerfectfense Therefore, the sentencein the Indirect Speech should bein PastPerfecfTense * Present Perfect(Subject + has/have+ V3 +Object)should be convertedinto Past Perfect (Subject+had +V3 +Object) + For example Se © He said, “I have qo®@@\y job.” (Direct Speech) » He said that he lied ‘ew job. (Indirect Speech)* The following things in the sentence should change when changed from Direct speech to Indirect Speech ‘said’ to'said that’ ‘I to'she’ > ‘have decided’ to ‘had decided’ Therefore, the correctanswer is Myniece said that she had decided to take coachingin badminton.