Question

7. .................you speak English? (Choose the correct auxiliary verb)
(A) Ought (C) Can
(B) Shall
(D) Are
8. The Principal ordered me not to conduct any test the next day. (Choose the correct direct speech)
(A) The Principal said to me "Don't conduct any test tomorrow.'
(B) The Principal told me, "Don't conduct any test yesterday"
(C) The Principal says, "Don't conduct any test tomorrow."
(D) The Principal tells, "Don't conduct any test tomorrow."
9. I wanted .............. some presents, but we didn't have much time. (Choose the correct option)
(A) to buy (C) buying (B) to bye (D) to buying
10. As far as I am concerned, I prefer reading ............. (Choose the correct option)
(A) than rest (C) to sleeping
(B) for joy
(D) over watching T. V.
11. I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?" (Choose the correct indirect speech)
(A) I asked him why he was working so hard. (B) I asked him why was he working so hard.
(C) I asked him why had he been working so hard. (D) I asked him why he had been working so hard.
12. They ran ............... the hill (Choose the correct preposition)
(A) above (C) on
(B) down
(D) through
13. There is a shop in front ............ my house. (Choose the correct preposition)​

Answer 1

Completed sentences are as follows:

7. (C) Can you speak English?

8. The Principal ordered me not to conduct any test the next day.

Direct speech: (A) The Principal said to me "Don't conduct any test tomorrow."

9. I wanted (A) to buy some presents, but we didn't have much time.

10. As far as I am concerned, I prefer reading (D) over watching T. V.

11. I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"

(B) I asked him why was he working so hard.

12. They ran (B) down the hill.

13. There is a shop in front of my house.

Direct-Indirect speech:

• Indirect speech is said from the perspective of the listener, whereas direct speech is spoken from the perspective of the speaker.
• When we talk directly, we reproduce the speaker's words verbatim.
• In contrast, the speaker's own words are utilized to report their statement in an indirect speech.
• A direct speech sentence is one that uses speech marks to replicate the precise words that were uttered (also known as quotation marks or inverted commas).
• As an illustration, Sam exclaimed, "You'll never guess what I just saw!" Louise enquired, "What's that?"

Using can:

• One of the most widely employed modal verbs in English is "can."
• It can be used to demonstrate potential or availability, ask for or grant permission, or indicate if something is possible or not.
• Can is a word used to describe a power or authorization.
• It can also be used to describe a universal truth or something that has a good chance of being accurate.
• The word "could" denotes a (weak) probability.

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