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Grammar
Direct and Indirect Speech
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1
Medium
He said, 'I had already eaten.' → He said that he ___.
Ahas already eaten
Bhad already eaten
Calready ate
Dwould eat
2
Hard
When the reporting verb is in the present tense ('says', 'tells'), the tense of the reported speech:
AAlways changes to past
BDoes not change
CChanges to future
DChanges to past perfect
3
Medium
'How delicious this cake is!' she said. → She exclaimed that ___.
Ahow delicious the cake was
Bthe cake was very delicious
Cthe cake is very delicious
Dwhat a delicious cake it was
4
Medium
Find the error: 'She asked me what is my favourite subject.'
AShe asked me
Bwhat is my (should be 'what my favourite subject was')
Cfavourite subject
DNo error
5
Hard
Assertion (A): The sentence 'He says that he is coming tomorrow' does not require any tense change. Reason (R): When the reporting verb is in the present tense ('says', 'tells', 'asks'), the tense in the reported clause remains unchanged.
ABoth A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
CA is true, but R is false.
DA is false, but R is true.
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