Q. Convert to direct speech: He said he would help me.
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A.
He said, 'I will help you.'
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B.
He said, 'I would help you.'
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C.
He said, 'I help you.'
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D.
He said, 'I am helping you.'
Solution
Direct speech requires quoting the exact words, changing 'would' to 'will'.
Correct Answer:
A
— He said, 'I will help you.'
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Q. Convert to indirect speech: 'John said, "I have finished my homework."'
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A.
John said that he has finished his homework.
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B.
John said that he had finished his homework.
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C.
John said he finished his homework.
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D.
John said he finishes his homework.
Solution
In indirect speech, the present perfect changes to past perfect.
Correct Answer:
B
— John said that he had finished his homework.
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Q. Convert to indirect speech: 'They exclaimed, "What a beautiful day!"'
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A.
They exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.
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B.
They exclaimed what a beautiful day it was.
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C.
They said it was a beautiful day.
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D.
They said that it is a beautiful day.
Solution
In indirect speech, exclamations are often reported with 'that'.
Correct Answer:
A
— They exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.
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Q. Convert to indirect speech: 'They exclaimed, 'What a beautiful day!'
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A.
They exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.
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B.
They exclaimed what a beautiful day it was.
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C.
They said it was a beautiful day.
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D.
They said, 'What a beautiful day!'
Solution
In indirect speech, exclamations are typically reported with 'that'.
Correct Answer:
A
— They exclaimed that it was a beautiful day.
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Q. Convert to indirect speech: 'They said, 'We are happy.'
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A.
They said that they are happy.
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B.
They said that they were happy.
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C.
They said they are happy.
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D.
They said they happy.
Solution
In indirect speech, present tense changes to past tense.
Correct Answer:
B
— They said that they were happy.
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Q. Convert to indirect speech: 'They said, 'We are leaving now.'
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A.
They said that they were leaving now.
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B.
They said that they are leaving now.
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C.
They said they were leaving then.
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D.
They said they leave now.
Solution
The present continuous changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
Correct Answer:
C
— They said they were leaving then.
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Q. Convert to indirect speech: 'They said, 'We will finish the project.'
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A.
They said that they will finish the project.
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B.
They said that they would finish the project.
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C.
They said they finish the project.
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D.
They said they would finish project.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'would'.
Correct Answer:
B
— They said that they would finish the project.
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Q. Convert to passive voice: 'The manager will review the report.'
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A.
The report will be reviewed by the manager.
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B.
The report is reviewed by the manager.
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C.
The report has been reviewed by the manager.
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D.
The report was reviewed by the manager.
Solution
The correct passive form is 'The report will be reviewed by the manager,' where the object becomes the subject.
Correct Answer:
A
— The report will be reviewed by the manager.
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Q. Identify the active voice sentence.
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A.
The cake was baked by Mary.
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B.
Mary bakes the cake.
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C.
The cake is being baked by Mary.
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D.
The cake has been baked by Mary.
Solution
The sentence 'Mary bakes the cake.' is in active voice as the subject performs the action.
Correct Answer:
B
— Mary bakes the cake.
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Q. Identify the adjective in the following sentence: 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.'
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A.
quick
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B.
jumps
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C.
over
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D.
dog
Solution
'Quick' is the adjective describing the noun 'fox'.
Correct Answer:
A
— quick
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Q. Identify the adverb in the sentence: He ran quickly to the finish line.
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A.
ran
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B.
quickly
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C.
to
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D.
finish
Solution
Quickly is an adverb that describes how he ran.
Correct Answer:
B
— quickly
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Q. Identify the conjunction in the following sentence: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'
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A.
I
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B.
wanted
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C.
to
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D.
but
Solution
'But' is the conjunction connecting two independent clauses.
Correct Answer:
D
— but
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Q. Identify the correct direct speech format: 'She told me that she would help.'
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A.
'I will help,' she told me.
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B.
'I would help,' she told me.
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C.
'I help,' she told me.
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D.
'I am helping,' she told me.
Solution
Direct speech should quote the exact words, which in this case is 'I will help'.
Correct Answer:
A
— 'I will help,' she told me.
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Q. Identify the correct direct speech format: He said he would help.
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A.
'I will help,' he said.
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B.
'I would help,' he said.
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C.
'I am helping,' he said.
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D.
'I help,' he said.
Solution
Direct speech must quote the exact words, which in this case is 'I will help'.
Correct Answer:
A
— 'I will help,' he said.
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Q. Identify the correct form of indirect speech: 'He asked, 'Are you coming to the party?'
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A.
He asked if I was coming to the party.
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B.
He asked if I am coming to the party.
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C.
He asked if you are coming to the party.
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D.
He asked if I will come to the party.
Solution
In indirect speech, the present tense changes to past tense.
Correct Answer:
A
— He asked if I was coming to the party.
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Q. Identify the correct form of indirect speech: 'He said, "I am learning French."'
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A.
He said that he is learning French.
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B.
He said that he was learning French.
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C.
He said he learns French.
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D.
He said he was learn French.
Solution
The present continuous tense changes to past continuous in indirect speech.
Correct Answer:
B
— He said that he was learning French.
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Q. Identify the correct form of indirect speech: 'He said, 'I can swim.'
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A.
He said that he can swim.
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B.
He said that he could swim.
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C.
He said he can swim.
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D.
He said he swims.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'can' changes to 'could'.
Correct Answer:
B
— He said that he could swim.
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Q. Identify the correct form of the verb in this sentence: 'Neither the teacher nor the students ____ ready for the exam.'
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A.
is
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B.
are
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C.
were
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D.
be
Solution
When 'neither/nor' is used, the verb agrees with the nearest subject, which is 'students' (plural).
Correct Answer:
B
— are
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Q. Identify the correct form of the verb: She ___ to the store every Saturday.
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A.
go
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B.
goes
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C.
gone
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D.
going
Solution
The correct form is 'goes' to agree with the singular subject 'She'.
Correct Answer:
B
— goes
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Q. Identify the correct form: 'If it _____ tomorrow, we will cancel the picnic.'
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A.
rains
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B.
rained
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C.
rain
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D.
raining
Solution
The present simple 'rains' is used in the first conditional to express a possible future event.
Correct Answer:
A
— rains
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Q. Identify the correct indirect speech for: 'John said, 'I am studying now.'
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A.
John said that he was studying now.
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B.
John said that he is studying now.
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C.
John said that he was studying then.
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D.
John said he studies now.
Solution
In indirect speech, present continuous 'am studying' changes to past continuous 'was studying'.
Correct Answer:
C
— John said that he was studying then.
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Q. Identify the correct transformation from active to passive voice.
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A.
The dog chased the cat.
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B.
The cat was chased by the dog.
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C.
The cat is chased by the dog.
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D.
The dog is chasing the cat.
Solution
This transformation correctly places the object 'the cat' as the subject of the passive sentence.
Correct Answer:
B
— The cat was chased by the dog.
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Q. Identify the correct transformation to indirect speech: 'She asked, 'Are you coming?'
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A.
She asked if I am coming.
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B.
She asked if I was coming.
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C.
She asked if you are coming.
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D.
She asked if you were coming.
Solution
In indirect speech, the present tense 'are' changes to past tense 'was'.
Correct Answer:
B
— She asked if I was coming.
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Q. Identify the correct use of apostrophes.
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A.
The cats toy is missing.
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B.
The cat's toy is missing.
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C.
The cats' toy is missing.
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D.
The cats toy's is missing.
Solution
The apostrophe indicates possession, showing that the toy belongs to the cat.
Correct Answer:
B
— The cat's toy is missing.
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Q. Identify the correct verb form: The group of students ___ going on a field trip.
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A.
is
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B.
are
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C.
were
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D.
be
Solution
The subject 'group' is singular, so the correct verb is 'is'.
Correct Answer:
A
— is
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Q. Identify the error in the following sentence: 'Neither the teacher nor the students was ready for the exam.'
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A.
No error
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B.
The teacher should be plural
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C.
Students should be singular
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D.
Was should be were
Solution
The verb 'was' should be 'were' to agree with the plural subject 'students'.
Correct Answer:
D
— Was should be were
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Q. Identify the error in the following sentence: 'The dog barked loudly, and it chased the cat.'
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A.
No error
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B.
It should be 'it chases the cat.'
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C.
It should be 'the dog barks loudly.'
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D.
It should be 'The dog barked loudly and chased the cat.'
Solution
The conjunction 'and' does not require a comma when connecting two verbs that share the same subject.
Correct Answer:
D
— It should be 'The dog barked loudly and chased the cat.'
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Q. Identify the error in the sentence: 'He asked me where I am going.'
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'am' to 'was'.
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C.
Change 'asked' to 'ask'.
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D.
Change 'where' to 'if'.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'am going' should change to 'was going' to reflect the past.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'am' to 'was'.
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Q. Identify the error in the sentence: 'He said that he can swim.'
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'can' to 'could'.
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C.
Change 'said' to 'says'.
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D.
Change 'that' to 'if'.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'can' should change to 'could' to reflect the past tense.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'can' to 'could'.
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Q. Identify the error in the sentence: 'He told me that he will call you tomorrow.'
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A.
No error.
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B.
Change 'will' to 'would'.
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C.
Change 'told' to 'says'.
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D.
Change 'tomorrow' to 'the next day'.
Solution
In indirect speech, 'will' should be changed to 'would'.
Correct Answer:
B
— Change 'will' to 'would'.
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