Question

Select the most appropriate option that expresses the same sentence in indirect speech.

1. Jacob said, “Have you read this book?”
A. Jacob asked me if I have read this book.
B. Jacob asked me if I had read that book.
C. Jacob asked me if I would read this book.
D. Jacob asked me if I had been reading this book.

2. She said to him, “It is good to see you!”
A. She exclaimed that it was good to see him.
B. She exclaimed that she was happy to see him. C. She exclaimed that it is good to see him.
D. She exclaimed that it was good to see me.

3. He said, “How much is left to do?”
A. He asked how much had been left to do.
B. He asked how much had been left to be done. C. He asked how much was left to be done.
D. He asked how much was still left.

4. Maria said, “Please lend me a pen.”
A. Maria ordered me to lend a pen.
B. Maria begged me to lend her a pen. C. Maria asked if I could lend her pen.
D. Maria requested me to lend her a pen.

5. The landlord said, “You should leave if you cannot pay the rent.”
A. The landlord asks me to leave if I didn’t pay the rent.
B. The landlord warned me to leave if I couldn’t pay the rent.
C. The landlord asked me to leave if I would not be paying the rent. D. The landlord asked me to leave or pay the rent.

6. He said, "What is your name?"
A. He asked my name.
B. He asked me what my name was.
C. He asks me what my name is.
D. He asked me what my name is.

7. He said, "Alas! I am failed in my exams".
A. He exclaimed with sorrow that he failed in his exams."
B. He exclaimed with sorrow that he was failed in his exams.
C. He exclaimed with sorrow that I am failed in my exams.
D. He exclaimed with sorrow that he is failed in his exams.

8. They said, "Bravo! We have done well".
A. They said that they have done well.
B. They applauded with saying that they had done well.
C. They applauded with saying that they had been done well.
D. They applaud with saying that they have done well.

9. My teacher said, "The Earth is round."
A. My teacher said that the Earth was round.
B. My teacher said that the Earth rounded.
C. My teacher said that the Earth is round.
D. My teacher said that Earth has round.

10. She said, "I cannot believe you".
A. She said that she cannot believe him.
B. She said that could not be believed me.
C. She said that she cannot be believe me.
D. She said that she could not believe me.

Answer 1

Answer:

1. A

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A