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Sentence Completion

Description: Sentence Completion
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: English Direct to Indirect Speech
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Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

She said to me, “Are you going to market?” She enquired from me

  1. I am going to market

  2. I was going to market

  3. if I was going to market

  4. if I had been going to the market

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Third option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. As the reporting speech is in interrogative, the word 'said' changes to 'enquired'.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

Kerry said to me, “Why did you not change your clothes?”

Kerry asked me

  1. why I had not changed my clothes.

  2. why I did not change my clothes.

  3. why I would not change my clothes.

  4. why I have not been changing my clothes.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

First option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past'perfect' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. As the reporting speech is in interrogative.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

I said to her, “It was very hot last night”. I told her

  1. that it had been very hot the previous night.

  2. that it was very hot the previous night.

  3. that it has been very hot the last night.

  4. that it had been very hot this night.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Third option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes from past to 'past perfect' because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense.

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

She said to me, “I am grateful to you for the help you have given."

  1. She told me that she was grateful to me for the help I had given.

  2. She told me for the help I have given.

  3. She thanked to me for the help I have given.

  4. She said to me for the help I had given.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option (1) is correct.

Directions: Change the narration.

She said to me, “I shall forgive you”.

  1. She told me that she will forgive me.

  2. She told me that she was going to forgive me.

  3. She told me that she will not forgive me.

  4. She told me that she would forgive me.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The fourth option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. As the reporting speech is in assertive, the word 'said' changes to 'told'.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

Molly said to me, “Trust in God”. Molly advised me

  1. that I should trust in God.

  2. should trust in God.

  3. trusted in God.

  4. trust in God.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

First option is correct. As the reporting speech is imperative, the word 'said' changes to 'advised'.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

I said to him, “Let us go to school.” I told him

  1. that we will go to school.

  2. that we shall go to school.

  3. that we would go to school.

  4. that we should go to school.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fourth option is correct. As the reporting speech is in interrogative, the word 'said' changes to 'told' and the word 'should' is added to the sentence.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after the change of narration.

Nick said to me, “When did you buy this pen?” Nick asked me _________.

  1. when I was to buy that pen

  2. when I would buy that pen

  3. when I had bought that pen

  4. when I was buying that pen

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. The word 'said' changes to 'asked' because the reporting speech is in interrogative form. Hence, option (3) is correct.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after the change of narration.

Ron said, “May God bless you!” Ron_________.

  1. exclaimed with wish that God might bless me

  2. expressed a wish that God might bless me

  3. asked God to bless me

  4. shouted with joy to bless me

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

As the reporting speech is in an exclamatory form, the word 'said' changes to the expression 'expressed a wish'. Hence, option (2) is correct.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

My mother said to me, “Do not have so many friends.” My mother forbade me

  1. to have so many friends.

  2. not to have so many friends.

  3. to have been so many friends.

  4. to possess so many friends.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

First option is correct.  As the reporting speech is in imperative, the word 'said' changes to 'forbade' as a directive is being issued.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

Ray said, “Pay attention to me”. Ray asked

  1. pay attention to him.

  2. paid attention to him.

  3. having paid attention to him.

  4. to pay attention to him.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fourth option is correct. As the reporting speech is in imperative, the word 'said' changes to 'asked'.

Directions: Select the alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

Sally said to me, “Are you meeting me today?” Sally enquired from me

  1. whether I am meeting her that day.

  2. whether I was meeting her today.

  3. whether I was meeting her that day.

  4. I was meeting her that day.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Third option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. As the reporting speech is in interrogative, the word 'said' changes to 'enquired'. 'today' changes to 'that day'. Word 'whether' is introduced in the sentence. 

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

He said, “I am reading my book”. He

  1. told that he is reading his book.

  2. told that he was reading his book.

  3. said that he was reading his book.

  4. asked that he was reading his book.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Third option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. 

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after the change of narration.

He said to me, “You can teach me." He ________.

  1. said to me that I can teach him

  2. told to me that I can teach him

  3. asked me that I can teach him

  4. told me that I could teach him

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

As the reporting speech is in imperative form, the word 'said' changes to 'told' and modal 'could' is introduced in the sentence. Hence, option (4) is correct.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

The father said, “He is a good boy”. The father

  1. said that he is a good boy.

  2. told that he is a good boy.

  3. said that he was a good boy.

  4. told that he was a good boy.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Third option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. 

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

She said to me, “I will see you as soon as possible.” She told me

  1. that she sees me as soon as gets a time.

  2. that she would see me as soon as possible.

  3. she would saw me whenever she got time.

  4. that she would have seen me whenever she gets time.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Option (2) is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. 

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

The saint said, “We are mortals”. The saint

  1. said that we are mortals.

  2. told that we are mortals.

  3. said that they are mortals.

  4. told that they are mortals.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

First option is correct. The tense of the sentence does not change because the reported speech is a universal truth.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

Sherry told me, “do you know where the bank is?"

Sherry asked me

  1. if I knew where the bank was.

  2. where is the bank?

  3. whether I know the bank.

  4. to know if I will tell her about bank.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

First option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. The word 'told' would be replaced with 'asked' because the reporting speech is interrogative. 

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

Her father said to her mother, “Excuse the daughter”. Her father

  1. requested her mother to excuse the daughter.

  2. asked her mother to excuse the daughter.

  3. asked her mother to have excused the daughter.

  4. asked her mother to have been excused.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Second option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. As the reporting speech is in imperative, the word 'said' changes to 'asked'.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

My mother says, “I am not feeling well". My mother

  1. says that she was being unwell.

  2. told that she was not unwell.

  3. says that she is not feeling well.

  4. said that she was not feeling well.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Third option is correct. The tense does not change because the reporting verb (says) is in present tense.

Directions: Select the alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

Greg asked me, “Have you read that novel?” Greg asked me

  1. if he was reading that novel.

  2. if he had read that novel.

  3. if I had read that novel.

  4. if I was reading that novel.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Third option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. As the reporting speech is in interrogative, the word 'said' changes to 'asked'. 'you' changes to 'I' as the question is directed to the speaker itself.

Directions: Select the alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

Mother said to us, “Don't quarrel among yourselves.” Mother

  1. forbade us to quarrel among ourselves.

  2. asked us not to quarrel among ourselves.

  3. asked us that not to quarrel among ourselves.

  4. asked us to quarrel not among ourselves.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

First option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. As the reporting speech is an imperative (no subject has been used), the word 'said' changes to 'forbade'.

Directions: Pick out the correct alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

Ann said Sunny, “What are you doing?” Ann asked Sunny

  1. what she will be doing?

  2. that what she is doing?

  3. that what she was doing?

  4. what she was doing.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fourth option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. As the reporting speech is in interrogative, the word 'said' changes to 'asked'.

Directions: Select the alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

She said to her maid, “Run and catch the thief”. She ordered her maid

  1. ran and catch the thief

  2. that to run and to catch the thief

  3. ran and caught the thief

  4. to run and catch the thief

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Fourth option is correct. As the reported speech is in the imperative, the word 'said' changes to 'ordered to'.  Because of the use of 'to infinitive', there is no other change. 

Directions: Select the alternative that completes the sentence after change of narration.

He said to his friend, “Wait here till father comes.”

He requested his friend

  1. to wait here till father had come.

  2. that to wait there till his father came.

  3. to wait there till father came.

  4. to wait here until his friend came.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Third option is correct. The tense of the sentence changes into 'past' tense because the reporting verb in direct voice (said) is in past tense. As the reporting speech is in imperative, the word 'said' changes to 'requested'.

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