Read the conversation given below and complete the passage by choosing the most appropriate options :
Arun : Hi, Anoop. It seems you are starting on a journey. Are you going far?
Anoop : I am off to Bangalore.
Arun : To appear for a test?
Anoop : That’s right. Bank clerk’s test.
Arun : Have you been to Bangalore before?
Anoop : No, this is the first time. My uncle will meet me at the station.
Arun : Oh.. That’s good. All the best and happy journey to you
Anoop : Thank you
Arun met Anoop and greeted him. He remarked that (a) _________________________ .He added whether he was
going far. Anoop replied that (b) _________________ to Bangalore. Arun further asked whether he was going to
appear for a test. Anoop gave the reply positively and said it was a Bank clerk’s test. Arun asked (c)
_________________. To this Anoop replied that (d)___________________ and his uncle (e) _____________ Arun wished
him good luck happy journey and Anoop thanked him.
Arun: It seems you are starting on a journey . He remarked that (a) _______________________ *
1 it seems he is starting on a journey
2 it seemed he was starting on a journey
3 it seems he started on a journey
4 it seems he was starting on a journey
Anoop: I am off to Bangalore. Anoop replied that (b) _____________________ *
1 he is off to Bangalore
2 he has been to Bangalore
3 he is going to Bangalore
4 he was off to Bangalore
Arun: Have you been to Bangalore before? Arun asked (c) ________________________ *
1 whether he had been to Bangalore before
2 whether he has been to Bangalore before
3 whether he has gone to Bangalore before
4 whether he have been to Bangalore before
Anoop : This is the first time. Anoop replied that (d) __________________________ *
1 this is the first time
2 that is the first time
3 that was the first time
4 this was the first time
Anoop : My uncle will meet me at the station Anoop said that (d) __________________________ *
1 his uncle will meet him at the station
2 his uncle would meet him at the station
3 his uncle met him at the station
4 his uncle will be meeting him at the station
Answers
Answer:
Arun met Anoop and greeted him. He remarked that (a) are you going far? He added whether he was going far. Anoop replied that (b) he is going to Bangalore. Arun further asked whether he was going to appear for a test. Anoop gave the reply positively and said it was a Bank clerk’s test. Arun asked (c) have you been to Bangalore before? To this Anoop replied that (d) no, this is the first time and his uncle (e) will meet at the station. Arun wished him good luck happy journey and Anoop thanked him.
Arun: It seems you are starting on a journey . He remarked that (a) it seemed he was starting on a journey.
1 it seems he is starting on a journey
2 it seemed he was starting on a journey
3 it seems he started on a journey
4 it seems he was starting on a journey
Anoop: I am off to Bangalore. Anoop replied that (b) he is going to Bangalore
1 he is off to Bangalore
2 he has been to Bangalore
3 he is going to Bangalore
4 he was off to Bangalore
Arun: Have you been to Bangalore before? Arun asked (c)wheter he has been to Bangalore before.
1 whether he had been to Bangalore before
2 whether he has been to Bangalore before
3 whether he has gone to Bangalore before
4 whether he have been to Bangalore before
Anoop : This is the first time. Anoop replied that (d) this was the first time
1 this is the first time
2 that is the first time
3 that was the first time
4 this was the first time
Anoop : My uncle will meet me at the station Anoop said that (d) his uncle would meet him at the station
1 his uncle will meet him at the station
2 his uncle would meet him at the station
3 his uncle met him at the station
4 his uncle will be meeting him at the station
Answer:
1. He remarked that (a) it seemed he was starting on a journey.
2. Anoop replied that (b) he was off to Bangalore.
3. Arun asked (c) whether he had been to Bangalore before.
4. Anoop replied that (d) that was the first time.
5. Anoop said that (e) his uncle would meet him at the station.
Explanation:
The sentences 1, 2, 4 and 5 are statements. When we change the narration of a simple statement, we do the following changes in the given sentence:
1. We connect reporting verb clause with quoted speech (direct speech) using 'that'
2. We change the tense of the quoted speech into the past tense.
3. We change the pronouns according to the subject and object pronouns or nouns.
Sentence 3 was an interrogative. This was a Helping-Verb Interrogative Case. While converting such cases we apply the following rules:
1. Remove the conjunction 'if' or 'whether' that joins the reporting verb with the reported speech.
2. Convert the declarative sentence into interrogative sentence.
3. Change the pronouns and tenses as per the reported speech rules.