Grammar | MCQs

Explanation

The verb "said" is typically followed by "that" when reporting a statement.

"That he has lost my pen" is a correctly structured reported speech sentence.

Explanation

To convert the sentence "The cat was run over by the truck" into indirect speech, you need to adjust the tense appropriately.

The original sentence is in the past passive voice.

In indirect speech, you would maintain the same tense as in the original sentence.

So the correct option is: He said the cat was run over by the truck.

Explanation

• The correct answer is: He wished that I might live long.
• The original sentence is a blessing or a wish, and when reported indirectly, it becomes a wish or a prayer, not a statement or an order.

Explanation

The sentence is in present perfect tense ("have lost"), so the passive form is "have been lost."

Subject "we" changes to "by us" in the passive voice, making the correct form: "Our keys have been lost by us."

Explanation

The entire house was painted by Tahir.

The original sentence is in simple past tense ("painted"), so the passive voice must also be in simple past.

"Was painted" correctly changes the active sentence to passive in past tense.

Explanation

"Whom" is the objective case of "who," used when referring to the object of the verb (here, "punish").

Example: Whom did you invite? (Correct because "invite" acts on "whom").

Explanation

He asked me where he would find the book I had recommended.

In passive voice, the reported speech changes the verb tense appropriately, and the indirect speech follows the past tense structure.

"Will" changes to "would" in indirect speech, and "have recommended" changes to "had recommended."

Explanation

In the sentence "We are told to save electricity," "save electricity" functions as an infinitive phrase.

This phrase acts as the direct object of the verb "told" and explains what we are told to do. 

Explanation

The sentence "They are playing cricket" is an example of a present continuous sentence.

The present continuous tense is used to describe an action that is happening at the moment of speaking, and the sentence indicates that the action of playing cricket is ongoing.

Explanation

"Each one of has a pencil," as "each" is a singular subject that requires the singular verb "has."

This indicates that every individual in a group possesses one pencil.