REPORTED SPEECH (Set-9)

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                                             Topic: REPORTED SPEECH (Set-9)

1➤ Mary asked John whether he ___ Hamlet. (LDC By Transfer 2014)

Had readHas readHas been read Read

2➤ She asked me why I ____ her sister previous day. (Women Police Constable TSR, KNR 2014)

Insulted Have insulted Had insulted Did insult

3➤ The indirect form of the sentence. "How did you solve this problem?" The teacher asked the girl".is: (Asst.Information Officer (NCA-ST)2014)

The teacher asked the girl how she solved that problemThe teacher asked the girl how she had solved that problem The teacher asked the girl how she has solved the problemThe teacher asked the girl whether she had solved that problem

4➤ ‘Call the witness’ said the judge: Change into indirect speech. (Police Constable 2015)

The judge ordered them to call the witness The judge ordered them to called the witness The witness was called by the judgeThe judge ordered to present the witness.

5➤ Report the following: “Are you participating in any of the items?” Arun asked Neena. (LDC Bill Collector 2015)

Arun asked Neena whether you were participating in any of the itemsArun asked Neena whether she were participating in any of the itemsArun asked Neena whether she was participating in any of the items Arun asked Neena whether she had been participating in any of the items

6➤ Report: “Where are you going” asked the policeman (Jr.Assi./Cashier/Assi. Gr. II KSFE/KSEB/TSR Corp.2015)

The policeman asked me where I was goingThe policeman asked me where was I going The policeman asked me where I am goingThe policeman asks me where I was going

7➤ The doctor asked the patient, “Did you eat anything this morning”? (Report) (HSA English, Education 2015)

The doctor asked the patient whether he ate anything this morning.The doctor asked the patient whether he had eaten anything this morning. The doctor asked the patient whether he had eaten anything that morning. None of these

8➤ Ravi said, “I am going back next week.”(Administrative Officer KSRTC 2015)

Ravi said that he was returning the following week. Ravi said that he will be returning the following week. Ravi said that he is returning the following week. Ravi said that shall be returning the following week.

9➤ Turn the following into the direct form: Keats wrote: “ A thing of beauty is a joy forever”. (Cashier KSEB 2015)

Keats said that a thing of beauty was a joy forever Keats said that a thing of beauty is a joy forever Keats wrote that a thing of beauty was a joy forever Keats exclaimed that a thing of beauty is a joy forever

10➤ The stranger said to me ‘which is the shortest route to the railway station’? (Turn to indirect speech) (Transport Offficer KSRTC By Transfer 2015)

The stanger asked me which is the shortest route to railway stationThe stranger asked me which route was the shortest to the railway stationThe stranger told me the shortest route to the railway stationThe stranger told me the route to the railway station is the shortest

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