Conversion from Direct to Indirect Speech Quiz
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Which punctuation marks are typically omitted in indirect speech?

  • Commas
  • Exclamation points
  • Question marks
  • All of the above (correct)
  • What is the word commonly used to introduce reported speech?

  • Which
  • That (correct)
  • Those
  • Their
  • Which pronoun should 'we' change to in reported speech?

  • Them
  • They (correct)
  • He
  • She
  • How does 'tomorrow' change when converted to reported speech?

    <p>The following day</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What tense shift occurs when changing 'am walking' to reported speech?

    <p>Shift to past continuous</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Our' changes to which pronoun in reported speech?

    <p>'Their'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Next week/month/year' converts to which phrase in reported speech?

    <p>'The following week/month/year'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the indirect speech for 'We have finished the project'?

    <p>They announced that they had finished the project.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is a question typically reported in indirect speech?

    <p>By changing it into a statement and modifying the reporting verb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which reporting verb is commonly used for reporting commands in indirect speech?

    <p>Instructed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct indirect speech for 'Please open the window'?

    <p>He said to open the window.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In indirect speech, what tense shift is observed when reporting a statement from past to past?

    <p>Past tense shift</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are commands usually transformed in reported speech?

    <p>They are converted to declarative statements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct indirect speech for 'I am working on the report'?

    <p>'I was working on the report,' she explained.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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