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Direct speech gives a speaker’s exact words, whereas indirect speech reports the meaning without quotation marks. Questions cover reporting verbs, pronoun changes, tense backshift, time and place expressions, punctuation, and the transformation of questions, commands and requests, including cases where backshift is not required.
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- A. His father said to Jason that he was disappointed to know that he had to lie to him.
- B. Jason's father told him that he was disappointed that he felt he had to lie to him.
- C. Jason's father said that he was disappointed to know that he felt he had to lie to him.
- D. Jason's father expressed disappointment and mentioned he was sorry that Jason had to lie.
Explanation: The correct indirect speech is: Jason's father said that he was disappointed to know that he felt he had to lie to him.The original direct…
Correct answer: Jason's father said that he was disappointed to know that he felt he had to lie to him.- A. Anwar declared that Naveed must go the following day
- B. Anwar exclaimed that Naveed would have to go the following day
- C. Anwar said that Naveed would have to go the following day
- D. Anwar said that Naveed shall go the following day
Explanation: Option (c), "Anwar said that Naveed would have to go the following day," is the correct choice.
Correct answer: Anwar said that Naveed would have to go the following day- A. He said to me, ''What was my name and what did I do?"
- B. He said to me, ''What is your name and what do you do?"
- C. He said to me, ''What my name was and what I did?"
- D. He said to me, ''What his name was and what did he do?"
Explanation: He said to me, "What is your name and what do you do?" This is direct narration. The words spoken are repeated.
Correct answer: He said to me, ''What is your name and what do you do?"- A. He proposes that he should go as soon as it was possible
- B. He proposed that he shall go as soon as it was possible
- C. He proposed that he should go as soon as it was possible
- D. He proposed that he should go as soon as it is possible.
Explanation: He proposed that he should go as soon as it was possible.
Correct answer: He proposed that he should go as soon as it was possible- A. She says she loves chocolate.
- B. She said that she loves chocolate.
- C. She said that she loved chocolate.
- D. She says, "I love chocolate."
Explanation: The sentence "She said that she loved chocolate" is correct in terms of identity and form.
Correct answer: She said that she loved chocolate.- A. He said that he will be there on time.
- B. He says he will be there on time.
- C. He said that he would be there on time.
- D. He says, "I will be there on time."
Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.
Correct answer: He said that he would be there on time.