31. Change the following sentence into indirect speech:‘We wish we didn’t have to take exams’, said the children.
- D. The children said they wished they do not have to take exams.
- A. ‘The children said they wish they do not had to take exams.
- C. The children said they wish they didn’t have to take exams.
- B. The children said that they wished they didn’t have to take exams.
व्याख्या: Reporting verb 'said' past tense mein hai, isliye 'wish' ko 'wished' mein badalna zaroori hai. Baaki ka hissa (didn't have to) past tense mein hai aur adhoori ichha ko darshata hai, isliye ismein badlaav nahi hoga.
32. Choose the correct negative form (without change of meaning) of the following sentence from the options given below :She is sometimes clever.
- C. She is not always stupid.
- B. She is not sometime clever.
- D. She is never clever.
- A. She is sometime not clever.
व्याख्या: Bina matlab badle negative banane ke liye, diye gaye shabd (clever) ka opposite (stupid) istemal kiya jaata hai aur 'sometimes' ke opposite logic ('not always') ka use kiya jaata hai.
33. Choose the correct Direct speech of the following sentence from the given options :He says that the king will come.
- D. He says, “The king will come.”
- B. He says “the king would come.”
- C. He says “the king came.”
- A. He says that “the king will come.”
व्याख्या: Jab reporting verb 'says' present tense mein hota hai, to direct speech ke tense mein koi badlaav nahi hota. 'that' ko hata kar comma aur inverted commas ('...') ka prayog kiya jaata hai.
34. Choose the correct interrogative form of the following sentence from the options below :She doesn’t obey her teachers.
- B. Doesn’t she ever obey her teachers ?
- A. Doesn’t she obey her teachers ?
- D. Does she obey her teachers ?
- C. Does she never obey her teachers ?
व्याख्या: Simple Present Tense ke negative sentence ('doesn't obey') ko interrogative banane ke liye 'Does' ko shuru mein laate hain aur 'not' hata dete hain. Yeh ek seedha prashna banata hai.
35. Change the direct speech into indirect speech by selecting the most appropriate option from below:He said, “I do not wish to see any of you, go away.”
- D. He said that he does not wish to see any of us and ordered us to go away.
- C. He told that he did not wish to see any of them and ordered them to go away.
- B. He said thatthe had not wished to see any of them and ordered them to go away.
- A. He told that he did not wish to see us and ordered us to go away.
व्याख्या: Pehla hissa ek statement hai (do not wish -> did not wish) aur doosra hissa ek command hai (go away -> ordered them to go away). Pronouns 'I' aur 'you' ko 'he' aur 'them' mein badla gaya hai.
36. Choose the grammatically correct option that shows the change of Direct to Indirect Speech :“I will pay for the damage” said the man who had bumped into our car.
- A. I would paid for the damage said the man who had bumped into our car.
- D. The man who had been bumped into our car offered that he would pay for the damage.
- C. The man who had bumped into our car offered to pay for the damage.
- B. I promise to paying for the damage said he who was bumped into our car.
व्याख्या: Yahan, 'I will pay' ek offer ya prastaav hai. Isliye 'said' ko 'offered' mein badalna aur 'to pay' ka upyog karna, sentence ke bhaav ko sabse acche tareeke se vyakt karta hai.
37. Given below is an exclamatory sentence. Change it to assertive form, choosing the best option.What a delicious flavour these mangoes have !1. These mangoes have a delicious flavour.2. These delicious mangoes have a good flavour.3. The good flavour is of these mangoes only.4. The mangoes are delicious.Choose the correet answer from the options given below :
- D. 3 only
- C. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- A. 1 and 4 only
व्याख्या: Exclamatory sentence 'What a...!' ko assertive mein badalne ka seedha tarika hai 'subject + verb + a/an + adjective + noun' structure ka istemal karna. Option 1 is niyam ka paalan karta hai.
38. Choose the correct option for Interrogative to Assertive transformation of the sentence given :Can any man, by taking thought, add a cubit to his stature ?
- D. Everyone can add a cubit, by taking a thought, to his stature.
- B. That is how one can add a cubit to his stature, by taking thought.
- C. No man can, by taking a thought, add a cubit to his stature.
- A. Any man can add a cubit to his stature.
व्याख्या: Yeh ek rhetorical question hai jiska arth negative hai. Prashna yeh kehna chaah raha hai ki koi bhi insaan soch kar apni lambai nahi badha sakta. Isliye, assertive form 'No man can...' se shuru hoga.
39. Choosing the correct option, change the following sentence into Assertive without changing the meaning : Shyam has promised never to touch hard drink again.
- D. Shyam has never promised to touch hard drink again.
- B. Shyam has promised to abstain from hard drink in future.
- C. Shyam has not promised to touch hard drink in future.
- A. Shyam has promised to touch hard drink again.
व्याख्या: 'Never to touch again' ka arth hai 'bhavishya mein door rehna'. 'Abstain' shabd ka matlab bhi 'parhez karna' ya 'door rehna' hota hai. Isliye yeh vikalp arth ko barkarar rakhta hai.
40. Transform the following sentence from affirmative to negative from the options :(without change of meaning)You must yield to your fate.
- D. You need to yield to your fate.
- C. You have no other option so better challenge your fate.
- A. You cannot but yield to your fate.
- B. You should not but yield to fate.
व्याख्या: Bina matlab badle affirmative se negative banane ke liye 'must' ko 'cannot but' se replace kiya ja sakta hai. 'Cannot but' ka matlab hota hai 'iske alawa koi chaara nahi'.
