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A. She said to us to take off our shoes
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B. She told us to take off our shoes
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C. She told him to take off his shoes
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D. He told us to take off our shoes
Explanation
She told us to take off our shoes.
In indirect speech, commands are reported without quotation marks.
"Take off your" changes to "to take off our" to reflect the group being addressed.
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A. He said to her not be angry with him
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B. He asked her not to be angry with him
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C. He asked her not to be angry with her
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D. He asked her not to angry with him
Explanation
He asked her not to be angry with him.
In indirect speech, requests or commands are reported by changing "said" to "asked."
"Do not" changes to "not to," followed by the verb in its base form.
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A. He told him not to touch it
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B. She told her not to touch it
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C. She said to him not to touch it
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D. She told him not to touch it
Explanation
She told him not to touch it.
In indirect speech, commands are reported by changing "said to" to "told."
"Don't" changes to "not," followed by the verb in its base form.
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A. He said me that to went downstairs
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B. He told me that to go downstairs
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C. He directed me to go downstairs
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D. He directed me, to go downstairs
Explanation
He directed me to go downstairs.
The correct form uses "directed" and correctly removes the comma while maintaining the imperative mood.
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A. The teacher said the boy might be allowed to go home then.
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B. The teacher said that the boy may be allowed to go home now.
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C. The teacher said that the boy might be allowed to go home then.
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D. The teacher asked if the boy might be allowed to go home then.
Explanation
The teacher said that the boy might be allowed to go home then is the correct indirect speech conversion.
"Now" changes to "then" in reported speech, and "may" becomes "might" to maintain the past tense.
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A. None of these
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B. We said, "We are late."
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C. We said, "For sure, we are late.
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D. We said, "We are late, aren't we?"
Explanation
The correct direct narration of the indirect statement "We wanted to be confirmed that we were late" is: "We said, 'We are late, aren't we?'".
It accurately reflects the desire for confirmation and uses a question format.
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A. He told me that he can go then.
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B. He told me that I could go then.
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C. None of these
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D. He told me that you could go now.
Explanation
The correct narration is: "He told me that I could go then."
In reported speech, "you" changes to "I" and "can" changes to "could," with "now" changing to "then" to reflect the shift in time.
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A. She said she was sick.
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B. None
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C. She said that she was sick.
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D. She said that she is sick
Explanation
The correct narration is: "She said that she was sick."
In reported speech, the present tense "am" changes to the past tense "was" to match the reporting verb's past tense.
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A. He told me that I am dishonest
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B. He said to me that I will be dishonest
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C. He said to me that I am dishonest
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D. He told me that I was dishonest
Explanation
If the reported speech is in Present Tense, then the indirect speech will be converted into Past Tense.
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A. he told me that he would call me
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B. none
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C. he asked me that he would call me
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D. He said that he would call me.
Explanation
Indirect Speech: He said that he would call me.
Explanation: If the reporting verb is in the past tense, then the models like will/shall change to would.
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ND09-11-2022
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