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A. He has written that letter.
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B. He is writing this letter.
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C. He will write this letter.
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D. He wrote this letter.
Explanation
"That letter was written by him" is in the past simple passive voice.
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The active voice equivalent of a past simple passive sentence is in the past simple active.
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"He wrote this letter" is past simple active, and matches the meaning and time.
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A. She said that she would feel tired then.
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B. She said that she had felt tired now.
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C. She said that she was feeling tired then.
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D. None of these
Explanation
She said that she was feeling tired then.
In reported speech, present continuous "am feeling" changes to past continuous "was feeling."
"Now" changes to "then."
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A. Active Voice
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B. Passive Voice
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C. Direct Speech
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D. Indirect Speech
Explanation
Direct Speech repeats or quotes the exact words spoken by someone, often enclosed in quotation marks.
Example: She said, "I am going to the market."
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A. Fatima said that they had to be back
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B. Fatima said that they have to be back
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C. Fatima said that we have to be back
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D. Fatima said they had to be back
Explanation
In indirect speech, "have to" becomes "had to" and "we" changes to "they" when referring to others.
The sentence is in the past reporting tense, so verb and pronoun shifts are necessary.
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A. You are advised not to sleep.
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B. You are asked not to sleep.
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C. You are instructed not to sleep.
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D. You are told not to sleep.
Explanation
In indirect speech, the imperative sentence "Don't sleep" is converted into "You are instructed not to sleep."
The reporting verb "instructed" is used to convey the command.
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A. None of these
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B. He asked her if she had not gone to the market.
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C. He asked her that she had not gone to the market.
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D. He asked her that had she not gone to the market.
Explanation
He asked her if she had not gone to the market.
In indirect speech, interrogative sentences change into statements using "if" or "whether" for yes/no questions.
The verb tense changes from past simple ("Did you not go") to past perfect ("had not gone") while maintaining the meaning.
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A. My father told me that he feared that I had been caught a cold again.
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B. None of these
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C. My father told me that he feared that I had caught a cold again.
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D. My father told me that he feared that I have caught a cold again.
Explanation
In indirect speech, the present tense "have caught" changes to past perfect "had caught."
The reporting verb "said to" changes to "told" in indirect speech.
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A. None of these
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B. She requested him to help that old man then.
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C. She suggested that he should help that old man then.
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D. She ordered him to help this old man now.
Explanation
She requested him to help that old man then.
"Please" indicates a request, so "requested" is the correct reporting verb.
"Now" changes to "then" in indirect speech.
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A. He said that they could read that chapter in ten minutes
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B. None of these
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C. He said that they should not read that chapter in ten minutes
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D. He said that they cannot read that chapter in ten minutes
Explanation
He said that they cannot read that chapter in ten minutes.
- In indirect speech, the present tense modal "cannot" changes to "could not" in past narration.
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A. Aslam asked him that the machine has been working the previous day.
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B. Aslam told him that the machine had been working yesterday.
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C. Aslam told him that the machine had been working the previous day.
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D. None of these
Explanation
- In indirect speech, "was working" changes to "had been working," and "yesterday" changes to "the previous day."
- The correct reporting verb "told" is used instead of "asked" for a statement.
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