141. Choose the correct indirect form of the sentence.The man said, “Let me have the first chance.”
- C. The man desired that he had the first chance.
- A. The man proposed that he should have the first chance.
- B. The man asked to have the first chance.
- D. The man claimed that he had the first chance.
142. Choose the correct transformation from assertive to interrogative :We should not waste time in this fruitless occupation.
- D. Why would we waste time in this fruitless occupation ?
- A. What should we do of this fruitless occupation ?
- B. Why will we waste time in this fruitless occupation ?
- C. Why should we waste time in this fruitless occupation ?
143. Change the following into indirect speech by choosing correct alternative.Our teacher said to us,“sugar dissolves in water”.
- B. Our teacher told us that sugar has dissolved in water.
- D. Our teacher told us that sugar dissolves in water.
- A. Our teacher told us that sugar dissolved in water.
- C. Our teacher said to us that sugar dissolves in water.
144. Choose the most appropriate reported form of the sentence from the given options :“Who is going to live in the big house ?” asked Annu.
- D. Annu asked who has been living in the big house.
- A. Annu asked who will have to live in the big house.
- B. Annu asked who was going to live in the big house.
- C. Annu asked who will be living in the big house.
145. Choose the most appropriate optjon for the reported form of the given sentence:“Read it for yourself if you don’t believe what I say”, he told me.
- A. He suggested that I read it since I didn’t believe what he said.
- D. He asked me to read it himself if I was not ready to believe.
- C. He told me to read it for myself if I didn’t believe what he said.
- B. He told me to read it as I didn’t believe what he said.
146. Select from the given options the sentence which correctly transforms the following Direct speech sentence in reported speech. Sentence: “Please, could you tell me the answer?”, he said,
- B. He said that please could I tell him the answer.
- A. He asked me to tell him the answer.
- D. He asked me please could I tell him the answer.
- C. He requested if I could tell him the answer.
147. O that I were a beauty queen!Transform the sentence into an assertive sentence by choosing the most appropriate option.
- D. Alas, I were a beauty queen !
- C. I am not so beautiful to become a beauty queen.
- B. I wish I were a beauty queen.
- A. Why would I not want to be a beauty queen ?
148. Choose the correct assertive form of the following sentence from the options below :How cold the weather is !
- B. The weather isn’t hot.
- A. The weather is not cold.
- D. Never was the weather so cold.
- C. The weather is very cold.
149. Choose the correct indirect speech of the following sentence from the given options -He said,“ They are in the class.”
- C. He said that they had been in class.
- D. He says that they are in the class.
- B. He says that they are in the class.
- A. He said that they were in the class.
150. Directions: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. She said to me, ‘Have you visited Kashmir this winter?’
- B. She asked me if I have visited Kashmir this winter.
- D. She asked me if I had visited Kashmir that winter.
- C. She asked me if I had been visiting Kashmir that winter.
- A. She asked me if I have visited Kashmir that winter.
