Narrative Techniques | MCQs

Explanation

If reporting verb is in Present Tense, we cannot change it into past.

He says,"My father is sick."

He says that his father is sick.

He says,"My brother is a student."

He says that his brother is a student.

Explanation

The sentence should read: "My father was so poor that he could not buy us food."

This sentence is a common idiomatic expression used to describe someone's extreme poverty.

The phrase "so poor" is an intensifier, emphasizing the extent of the poverty, and the clause "that he could not buy us food" explains the severity of the situation.

Explanation

Into is a preposition that shows what something is within or inside.

As separate words, in and to sometimes simply wind up next to each other.