Change of Speech Test

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Change of Speech Test - 1

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Question 1/10
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In the questions below the sentences have been given in Direct/Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the given sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
Poonam says, Cats are very clean animals.. Her friend asks, Do you like them?

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Poonam said that cats are very clean animals. Her friend asked her if she liked them.

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Poonam says that cats are very clean animals. Her friend asked her if she like them.

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Poonam told that cats are very clean animals. Her friend asked her if she liked them.

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Poonam said that cats are very clean animals. Her friend asked her if she like them.

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Solutions

Correct option is B)
Direct speech is a sentence in which the actual words of the speaker are quoted.
Indirect speech is a sentence in where we report what someone said, without quoting his exact words.
If the reporting verb is in the Present Tense, the tense of the verb in the reported speech remains unchanged.
Here, option B is correct. Reporting verbs 'says' and 'asks' are in present tense, so tense in reported speech doesn't change. If question starts with an auxiliary verb, we use if/whether in indirect speech. Pronoun changes accordingly.
In option A tense of reporting verb is changed. So, it is incorrect.
In option C tense is changed. So, it is incorrect.
In option D tense is change, So, it is incorrect.
Question 2/10
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John says to Sam, You should meet me immediately. Sam asks, Is it important?

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John told Sam that he should meet him immediately.Sam asked if it is important.

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John told Sam that he should met him immediately.Sam asked if it is important.

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John told Sam that he should meet him immediately.Sam told if it is important.

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John tells Sam that he should meet him immediately.Sam asked if it is important.

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Solutions

If the reporting verb is in the Present Tense, the tense of the verb in the reported speech remains unchanged.
Here, option D is correct. Reporting verb 'says to' and 'asks' are in present tense. 'Says to' changes to' tells'. Pronoun changes accordingly.
In option A tense of reporting verb is changed. So, it is incorrect.
In option B tense changes. So, it is incorrect.
In option C pronoun doesn't change. So, it is incorrect.

so the correcct option is D
Question 3/10
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They say, We gave our best, but couldn't win. The coach says to them, You shouldn't loose hope.

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They said that they gave their best, but couldn't win.The coach told them that they shouldn't loose hope.

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They say that they gave their best, but couldn't win.The coach told them that they shouldn't loose hope.

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They asked that they gave their best, but couldn't win.The coach told them that they shouldn't loose hope.

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They told that they gave their best, but couldn't win.The coach told them that they shouldn't loose hope.

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Solutions

Reporting verbs like 'say' and 'says to' are in present tense. So, tense in reported speech remains unchanged. As 'they' is plural s/es is not added to say. Pronoun changes accordingly.
In option A tense of reporting verb is changed. So, it is incorrect.
In option C pronoun is not changed. So, it is incorrect.
In option D tense is changed. So, it is incorrect.

hence, option B is correct .
Question 4/10
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He said to his father, "Please increase my pocket-money."

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He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money"

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He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.

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He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.

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He asked his father to increase his pocket-money.

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Solutions

In reported speech, "you" becomes "him, her"/ "is, am, are" becomes "was, were"/ "have, has" becomes "had" and exclamation marks become "ordered or shouted". "Please" becomes "pleaded, requested".
Question 5/10
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The teacher says to me very angrily, Why have you come? Have I not told you to never come again?

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The teacher asks me very angrily why I had come and if she had not told me to never come again.

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The teacher asked me very angrily why I had come and if she had not told me to never come again.

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The teacher asks me very angrily why I have come and if she had not told me to never come again.

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The teacher asks me very angrily why you had come and if she had not told me to never come again.

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Solutions

Reporting verb 'says to' changes to 'asks' as quoted words are question. Tense in reported speech will not change. Pronoun changes accordingly.
In option A tense changes. So, it is incorrect.
In option B tense of reporting verb changes. So, it is incorrect.
In option D pronoun doesn't change. So, it is incorrect

Here, option C is correct
Question 6/10
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The boy said, "Who dare call you a thief?"

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The boy enquired who dared call him a thief.

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The boy asked who called him a thief.

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The boy told that who dared call him a thief.

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The boy wondered who dared call a thief.

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Solutions

The boy enquired who dared call him a thief.
Question 7/10
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Kavita has said, I have gone go to the zoo.

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Kavita has said that she has gone to the zoo.

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Kavita have said that she has gone to the zoo.

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Kavita has told that she has gone to the zoo.

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Kavita has said that she have gone to the zoo.

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Solutions

Reporting verb 'has said' is in present tense, so tense in reported speech doesn't change. Pronoun 'I' changes to 'she'
In option B tense is changed. So, it is incorrect.
In option C tense of reporting verb is changed. So, it is incorrect.
In option D tense is changed. So, it is incorrect.
hence, the correct option is A
Question 8/10
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Dhruv said that he was sick and tired of working for that company.

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Dhruv said, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."

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Dhruv said, "He was tired of that company."

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Dhruv said to me, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."

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Dhruv said, "I will be tired of working for that company."

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Solutions

Dhruv said, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."
Question 9/10
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"Are you alone, my son?" asked a soft voice close behind me.

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A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.

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A soft voice said to me are you alone son.

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A soft voice from my back asked If I was alone.

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A soft voice behind me asked If I was alone.

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Solutions

A soft voice behind me asked if I was alone.
Question 10/10
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She said to him, "Why don't you go today?"

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She asked him why he did not go that day.

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She said to him why he don't go that day.

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She asked him not to go that day.

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She asked him why he did not go today.

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Solutions

► The given sentence is an interrogative sentence and uses the question word "why" here. So, "said to" will change to "asked".
► The question word "why" will work as a conjunction in indirect speech and the remaining part of the reported speech will be made assertive.
► The tense of the reported speech will change from simple present to simple past.

Question 1/10

Poonam said that cats are very clean animals. Her friend asked her if she liked them.

Poonam says that cats are very clean animals. Her friend asked her if she like them.

Poonam told that cats are very clean animals. Her friend asked her if she liked them.

Poonam said that cats are very clean animals. Her friend asked her if she like them.

Question 2/10

John told Sam that he should meet him immediately.Sam asked if it is important.

John told Sam that he should met him immediately.Sam asked if it is important.

John told Sam that he should meet him immediately.Sam told if it is important.

John tells Sam that he should meet him immediately.Sam asked if it is important.

Question 3/10

They said that they gave their best, but couldn't win.The coach told them that they shouldn't loose hope.

They say that they gave their best, but couldn't win.The coach told them that they shouldn't loose hope.

They asked that they gave their best, but couldn't win.The coach told them that they shouldn't loose hope.

They told that they gave their best, but couldn't win.The coach told them that they shouldn't loose hope.

Question 4/10

He told his father, "Please increase the pocket-money"

He pleaded his father to please increase my pocket money.

He requested his father to increase his pocket-money.

He asked his father to increase his pocket-money.

Question 5/10

The teacher asks me very angrily why I had come and if she had not told me to never come again.

The teacher asked me very angrily why I had come and if she had not told me to never come again.

The teacher asks me very angrily why I have come and if she had not told me to never come again.

The teacher asks me very angrily why you had come and if she had not told me to never come again.

Question 6/10

The boy enquired who dared call him a thief.

The boy asked who called him a thief.

The boy told that who dared call him a thief.

The boy wondered who dared call a thief.

Question 7/10

Kavita has said that she has gone to the zoo.

Kavita have said that she has gone to the zoo.

Kavita has told that she has gone to the zoo.

Kavita has said that she have gone to the zoo.

Question 8/10

Dhruv said, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."

Dhruv said, "He was tired of that company."

Dhruv said to me, "I am sick and tired of working for this company."

Dhruv said, "I will be tired of working for that company."

Question 9/10

A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.

A soft voice said to me are you alone son.

A soft voice from my back asked If I was alone.

A soft voice behind me asked If I was alone.

Question 10/10

She asked him why he did not go that day.

She said to him why he don't go that day.

She asked him not to go that day.

She asked him why he did not go today.