Free Grammar MCQs with Answers

• A. If
• B. Whether
• C. That
• D. If that

Explanation: In indirect speech, when reporting yes/no questions, we use "whether" instead of "if" in formal writing.

• A. Shut
• B. Shutting
• C. To shut
• D. Shuts

Explanation: 'She ordered the servant to shut the door and leave the room.' This option is correct because it uses the infinitive form 'to shut,' which…

• A. Knows
• B. Know
• C. Known
• D. Knew

Explanation: In reported speech, the tense of the original present verb "knows" changes to past tense ("knew") because the reporting verb "asked" is in…

• A. Not to make
• B. Make
• C. To make
• D. Made

Explanation: The correct sentence is: "The father forbade his son from making the same mistake again." The verb 'forbade' is typically followed by the…

• A. Died
• B. Had died
• C. Has died
• D. Would died

Explanation: In reported speech, when showing an event that happened before another past action, we use past perfect ("had died").

• A. had I
• B. I have
• C. I had
• D. have I

Explanation: In reported speech, questions are changed to statement word order. The original past tense question "Why had I...?" becomes "why I had..."…

• A. If
• B. That
• C. Whether
• D. When

Explanation: In indirect speech, "whether" is used to report yes/no questions. So the sentence becomes: "My teacher wanted to know whether I had done…

• A. May
• B. Might
• C. Can
• D. Could

Explanation: The original sentence is in present tense reporting ("She says"). In indirect speech, "may" is used to express purpose in the present or…

• A. Returns
• B. Returned
• C. Has returned
• D. Return

Explanation: "She requested me to wait for her until she returned from school." This option is correct because "returned" is the past tense form, which…

• A. Have
• B. Had
• C. Has
• D. Having

Explanation: "The Principal said that the gates should be locked as the classes had started." This option is correct because "had" is the past tense…

• A. Has
• B. Had
• C. Have
• D. Having

Explanation: "He told us that he had not read the book." This option is correct because "had" is the past tense form, which correctly reflects the time…

• A. She said that she was going to the market.
• B. She says that she is going to the market.
• C. She said that she is going to the market.
• D. She said that she went to the market.

Explanation: In reported speech, present continuous (am going) changes to past continuous (was going) when the reporting verb is in the past (said).

• A. He asked if I liked chocolate.
• B. He asked that I like chocolate.
• C. He asked do I like chocolate.
• D. He asked if I like chocolate.

Explanation: In indirect speech, yes/no questions are introduced with "if," and the present tense "like" changes to the past tense "liked".

• A. He requested to help him with this task.
• B. He requested me to help him with that task.
• C. He requested me help with this task.
• D. He requested me helping him with this task.

Explanation: "Please" indicates a request, so we use "requested," the pronoun changes to "me," and "this task" becomes "that task" in indirect speech.

• A. The teacher ordered to me to write my name on that paper.
• B. The teacher ordered me to write my name on that paper.
• C. The teacher forbade me to write my name on that paper.
• D. The teacher asked to me to write my name on that paper.

Explanation: "The teacher ordered me to write my name on that paper." This is the correct transformation because it changes the direct speech to…

• A. He said to me that I was a traitor.
• B. He told me that I have been a traitor.
• C. He called me a traitor.
• D. He exclaimed with anger that I was a traitor.

Explanation: The correct answer is: He called me a traitor. In this case, the direct speech 'He said to me, "traitor"' involves the speaker directly…

• A. He said what the matter was.
• B. He asked what the matter was
• C. He enquired that what was the matter
• D. He asked that what the matter had been

Explanation: Option (b), "He asked what the matter was," is the correct choice. This option correctly conveys the original question in indirect speech…

• A. He said that I need not wait.
• B. He said you needed no wait.
• C. He said that wait was not need by you
• D. He said that you must not wait

Explanation: In the direct speech, "He said" is the reporting verb indicating that someone is conveying information or a statement.

• A. Anum asked me whether I saw the drama on television the earlier night.
• B. Anum asked me whether I had seen the drama on television the earlier night.
• C. Anum asked me did I see the drama on television the last night.
• D. Anum asked me whether I had seen the drama on television the last night.

Explanation: Interrogative sentences beginning with an auxiliary verb are changed into indirect speech using the connective if or whether.

• A. She exclaimed that it is a lovely dress.
• B. She exclaimed that it was a lovely dress.
• C. She exclaimed that what a lovely dress it was.
• D. She exclaimed what a lovely dress it is.

Explanation: In indirect speech, the tense of the verb usually shifts back to reflect the fact that the reporting is happening after the original…