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English grammar covers how words, phrases and clauses combine to form correct sentences. It includes tenses, parts of speech, prepositions, articles, voice, reported speech, agreement, infinitives, gerunds, adverb position, transitions, punctuation, sentence structure and inversion, with special attention to distinctions such as phrases versus clauses and active versus passive voice.
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- A. He said the peon who he was to say that.
- B. He said that the peon who he was to say that.
- C. He asked the peon who he was to say that
- D. He asked the peon who was he to say that.
Explanation: This option is correct. It properly converts the direct speech into an indirect question.
Correct answer: He asked the peon who was he to say that.- A. My brother asked me what was I worried about.
- B. My brother asked me what I was worry about.
- C. My brother told me what I was worried about.
- D. My brother asked me what I was worried about.
Explanation: This option is correct. It properly converts the direct speech question into indirect speech by using "asked" and adjusting the verb tense…
Correct answer: My brother asked me what I was worried about.- A. He asked me if I would pick him the previous day.
- B. He asked me if I would pick him the next day.
- C. He asked me that I would pick him the next day.
- D. He asked me if I would picked him the next day.
Explanation: This option is correct. It properly converts the direct speech into indirect speech by using "if" for the yes/no question, adjusting…
Correct answer: He asked me if I would pick him the next day.- A. The teacher asked Usman why he had not come the previous day.
- B. The teacher asked Usman why he had not come the yesterday.
- C. The teacher asked Usman why had he not come the previous day.
- D. The teacher asked Usman why he has not come to previous day.
Explanation: This option is correct. It properly converts the direct question into indirect speech.
Correct answer: The teacher asked Usman why he had not come the previous day.- A. The teacher advises the boy to work hard.
- B. The teacher advised the boy to works hard.
- C. The teacher advised the boy to work hard
- D. he teacher advised the boy to work hardly.
Explanation: This option is correct. It accurately converts the imperative direct speech into indirect speech by using the past tense "advised" and…
Correct answer: The teacher advised the boy to work hard- A. He said that he would went as soon as it was possible.
- B. He said that he would go as soon as it were possible.
- C. He said that he would go as soon as it was possible.
- D. He said that he would have gone as soon as it was possible.
Explanation: This option is correct. It accurately converts the future intention in direct speech into indirect speech by using "would go" and "it was…
Correct answer: He said that he would go as soon as it was possible.- A. The beggar wished that he were the president.
- B. The beggar wished that he was the president.
- C. The beggar wished that he were president.
- D. The beggar wishes that he were the president
Explanation: This option is correct. It accurately conveys the beggar's wish using the past tense "wished" and the subjunctive mood "were" to express…
Correct answer: The beggar wished that he were the president.- A. He said that if he did not work hard, he would have failed
- B. He said that if he had not worked hard, he would have failed
- C. He said that if he did not works hard, he would fail.
- D. He said that if he did not work hard, he would fail.
Explanation: This option is correct. It accurately converts the direct conditional statement into indirect speech while maintaining the correct future…
Correct answer: He said that if he did not work hard, he would fail.- A. He said that he did not wish to see any of them
- B. He said that he does not wish to see any of them
- C. He said that he did not wishes to see any of them
- D. He said that he did not wish to saw any of them
Explanation: This option is correct. It correctly converts the direct speech into indirect speech by using the past tense "did not wish" and the…
Correct answer: He said that he did not wish to see any of them- A. Andrew told they had not gone to work two days before
- B. Andrew said that they had not gone to work two days before
- C. Andrew said he had not gone to work two days before
- D. Andrew said they did not gone to work two days before
Explanation: This option is correct. It properly converts the direct speech into indirect speech by using "had not gone" for past perfect tense and…
Correct answer: Andrew said that they had not gone to work two days before- A. Barbara asked that if she must do the homework that week
- B. Barbara asks if she must do the homework that week
- C. Barbara asked if she must do the homework that week
- D. Barbara asked is she must do the homework that week
Explanation: This option is almost correct. It uses "asked if" for the indirect question but retains the present modal "must." In indirect speech…
Correct answer: Barbara asked if she must do the homework that week- A. Andrew told his sister that he could not finish his homework, and he requested to help her.
- B. Andrew told his sister that he can not finish his homework, and he requested to help her.
- C. Andrew told his sister that he could not finish his homework, and he requests to help her.
- D. Andrew tells his sister that he could not finish homework, and he requested to help her.
Explanation: considered correct because it accurately converts the statement about not finishing homework into indirect speech with the past tense…
Correct answer: Andrew told his sister that he could not finish his homework, and he requested to help her.- A. (A) He said that I were ill.
- B. He said that he was ill.
- C. (C) He said that he is ill.
- D. (D) He said that I are ill,
Explanation: In reported speech, when reporting what someone said in the past, backshifting of verb tenses often occurs.
Correct answer: He said that he was ill.- A. she said that she was ill.
- B. (B) she said that she am ill.
- C. (C) she said that I am ill.
- D. (D) she said that I were ill.
Explanation: When reporting someone's words in the past tense, we usually change the present tense verbs in the reported speech to past tense.
Correct answer: she said that she was ill.- A. (A) She said to him that she was her friend.
- B. She said to him that he was her friend.
- C. (C) She said to him that he was his friend.
- D. (D) She said to him that she had been his friend.
Explanation: Option (B) provides the correct reported speech by correctly changing the pronouns to reflect the viewpoint of the speaker ("she") and the…
Correct answer: She said to him that he was her friend.- A. He told me that he will go.
- B. (B) He told me that he would go.
- C. (C) He told me that he would gone.
- D. (D) He told me that he had gone.
Explanation: The correct option is (B) "He told me that he would go."
Correct answer: (B) He told me that he would go.- A. He exclaimed sadly that he was undone
- B. He exclaimed sadly that he had been undone
- C. He exclaimed sadly that he will be undone
- D. He exclaimed sadly that he is undone
Explanation: He exclaimed sadly that he was undone correctly captures the speaker's exclamation, the sadness conveyed by "Alas!", and uses the past…
Correct answer: He exclaimed sadly that he was undone- A. He enquired where were we going.
- B. He enquired where we were going
- C. He suggested as if we were going
- D. He told where were we going
Explanation: "He enquired where were we going." This option is incorrect because it does not maintain the correct order of the reported speech.
Correct answer: He enquired where we were going2059. He asked me _.
- A. How are you?
- B. How was l?
- C. How you are?
- D. How I was.
Explanation: 'How I was' is correct because in talking about something that happened in the past, past tense indicative is used i.e.( I was or…
Correct answer: How I was.2060. She asked me _.
- A. Bring a glass of water for her.
- B. To bring a glass of water for me.
- C. To bring a glass of water for her.
- D. None of these.
Explanation: This is the has the most appropriately used vocabulary, hence it is correct.
Correct answer: To bring a glass of water for her.