Indirect | MCQs

Explanation

Mr. Ali asked his son Rani whether he had finished his lesson.

The sentence is a yes/no question, so "asked... whether" is correct.

"Have you finished" changes to "he had finished" in indirect speech.

Explanation

My friend greeted me and asked me what I was doing there.

The direct speech is turned into indirect by converting "are you" to "I was".

"Hello" becomes "greeted me", and the question is properly structured using asked me what I was doing there.

Explanation

The teacher told the student that he was a very hopeless fellow.

In indirect speech, "you are" changes to "he was" when referring to the student.

The sentence structure also changes to a statement with "that" for reported speech.

Explanation

The mistress enquired of Fanny if she had mailed the two letters she gave her the day before.

The reporting verb "enquired" changes the direct speech into indirect speech.

The past tense verb "gave" and the time word "yesterday" correctly change to "the day before" in indirect speech.

Explanation

In indirect speech, the verb "will" is converted to "would" to maintain the correct tense sequence.

For example:

Direct: She said, "I will go to the market."

Indirect: She said that she would go to the market.

Explanation

 Saleem said that he did not eat mangoes.

When converting direct speech to indirect speech:

• The present tense verb "do not eat" changes to past tense → "did not eat."
• The quotation marks are removed.
• The conjunction "that" is used.

So, "I do not eat mangoes" becomes "he did not eat mangoes" in indirect speech. 

Explanation

Change the narration: The general said to the soldiers, "March forward and attack the foe".

The general ordered the soldiers to march forward and to attack the foe

Explanation

Among the given options, the most appropriate representation of the reported speech is:

(C) You requested your father to grant him leave for some time.

- Option (C) accurately conveys the nature of the original sentence as a request.

- Options (A) and (B) do not align closely with the original intent of politeness and requesting leave.

- Option (D) changes the subject and the request, which does not accurately reflect the original speech.

Explanation

The correct answer is: She asked me if I was happy in my new job.

This is because when converting direct speech to indirect speech, the present tense "are" becomes the past tense "was".

The correct indirect speech sentence is a polite and grammatically correct way to report the question.

Explanation

He wished that I might be happy.

In indirect speech, "May" is changed to "might" and the sentence structure is adjusted to reflect a wish or hope.