Reported Speech

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1. I told the candidate, “we will publish the results tomorrow”. Change into reported speech

a. I told the candidate that we would publish the results tomorrow.

b. I told the candidate that they would publish the results tomorrow.

c. I told the candidate that we will publish the results the next day.

d. I told the candidate that we would publish the results the next day

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2. She said that her father had gone abroad the previous month. This sentence is the reported speech of

a. She said “Your father went abroad last month”

b. She said “My father had gone abroad last month”

c. She said “Your father has went abroad last month”

d. She said “My father went abroad last month”

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3. They said “We were playing for the country”. They said ..............

a. that they were played for the country

b. that they had played for the country

c. that they had been playing for the country

d. that they are playing for the country.

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4. Find the error part- Balu said that (a)/he has learnt (b)/ that nonsense a long time before (c) / No error (d)

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5. He said that he ............ lost his laptop,

a. has

b. had

c. would

d. did not

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6. John told me that ..................

a. I am his best friend

b. I have been his best friend

c. I was his best friend

d. None of these

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7. Manoj says, “I am fed up with her” is the direct speech of

a. Manoj said that he is fed up with her

b. Manoj said that he was fed up with her

c. Manoj say that he is fed up with her

d. Manoj says that he is fed up with her

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8. Find the error part:- The teacher said (a)/ that the stars (b)/ give us light (c)/ No error(d)

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9. He told his daughter ......... he had often told her not to play with fire.

a. as

b. but

c. that

d. which

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10. Find the error part- The teacher promised (a)/ that if we would come (b)/before school next day,(c)/ she will explain it(d).

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Answers

Check Answers

1. D. I told the candidate that we would publish the results the next day

2. D. She said “My father went abroad last month”

3. C. that they had been playing for the country

4. B He had learnt

5. B. had

6. C. I was his best friend

7. D. Manoj says that he is fed up with her

8. D.

9. C. that

10. D. she should explain it.

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