Grammar Rules | MCQs

Explanation

Explanation

He told me that he had been ill.

Rules of Narration Change:

Reporting Verb: "Said to" → "Told" (more natural in reported speech).

Tense Shift: Past ("was") → Past Perfect ("had been") (since the original statement was about a past condition).

Pronoun Shift: "I" → "he" (to match the subject "He").

Explanation

The matter has been discussed with her teacher by her.

Rules of Voice Change (Present Perfect Tense):

Active: Subject (She) + has/have + past participle (discussed) + object (the matter).

Passive: Object (The matter) + has/have been + past participle (discussed) + by + subject (her).

Explanation

All the broken bridges are being repaired by the Engineers.

"Are repairing" is present continuous tense → passive becomes "are being repaired".

Subject (The Engineers) becomes agent at the end: "by the Engineers".

Explanation

This is a conditional sentence giving a warning or consequence.

Correct sentence: Study hard, or you will fail the test.

("Or" shows the result if you don't study.)

Explanation

This is a conditional sentence (Type 2), which uses "were" with "I" in hypothetical situations.

Correct sentence: "If I were you, I would have told him the truth."

Explanation

Correct Narration Change:

The original sentence ("Please don't go away," he said to me.) is an implored request (polite command).

In indirect speech, "said to" changes to "requested" (for polite pleas) or "told" (neutral).

"Don’t go away" becomes "not to go away" (infinitive structure in reported speech).

Explanation

An adverb phrase or adverbial phrase is a group of words based on an adverb.

Some examples of adverbial phrases we might encounter often are:

In a while;

After school;

Ut is every day;

Very quickly;

In the classroom.

Explanation

They have been living in Switzerland for seven years.

وہ سات سال سے سوئٹزرلینڈ میں رہ رہے ہیں۔

The word "for" is used to indicate the duration of time during which the action (living in Switzerland) has been happening.

This usage is common when talking about actions or states that have been ongoing for a specific period.

Explanation

We generally use with after infested and filled.

Infested with something means کسی چیز سے بھرا ہوا