171. Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech. “Where did the children leave their record books?” the sports coach asked the class prefect.
- B. The sports coach asked the class prefect where have the children left their record books.
- A. The sports coach asked the class prefect where the children are leaving their record books.
- D. The sports coach asked the class prefect where the children had left their record books.
- C. The sports coach asked the class prefect where the children leave their record books.
172. Change from Exclamatory to Assertive.What a marvellous painting he made !
- B. He made a very marvellous painting
- D. He will make a marvellous painting
- C. He makes a marvellous painting
- A. Did he make a marvellous painting
173. Choose the correct option changing the following sentence into Exclamatory:This is extremely a horrible sight.
- A. What a horrible sight!
- C. What a horrible sight this is!
- B. What a horrible sight?
- D. How a horrible sight is this!
174. Choose the correct option in reported speech for the sentence given, from the options provided.He said, “I am yet to propose to a girl I have been dating for a year.”
- D. He said he would be proposing to a girl he has been dating.
- B. He said that he will propose to a girl he has been dating for a year.
- A. He said that he was yet to propose to a girl he had been dating for a year.
- C. He said that he was proposing to a girl he was dating.
175. Choose the correct indirect speech alternative of ‘He said, “Oh no! I missed the train.”
- B. He exclaimed with sorrow that he missed the train.
- A. He exclaimed with sorrow that he had missed the train.
- D. He exclaimed with sorrow that he would miss the train.
- C. He exclaimed with sorrow that he has missed the train.
176. Choose the correct indirect speech of the given sentence from the options that follow:He said to me, “How is your mother?”
- B. He asked me how my mother is.
- A. He asked me how was my mother.
- D. He asked me how my mother was.
- C. He said to me how your mother was.
177. Change from assertive to interrogative :It is extremely foolish to waste time in reading trash.
- C. Why waste time in reading trash ?
- D. Why should we waste time and read trash ?
- B. Why should one waste time in reading trash ?
- A. Why waste time in reading trash books.
178. I said to him, ‘What is your name ?’The indirect speech of the above sentence will be:
- B. I said to him what is his name
- D. I asked him what his name was
- C. I told him that what his name was
- A. I told him what his name was
179. Ram said to me ‘Leave me alone’.The indirect speech of the above sentence will be:
- B. Ram asked me to leave me alone.
- D. Ram told me to leave her alone.
- C. Ram said to me to leave him alone.
- A. Ram said to me to leave me alone.
180. Choose the correct Indirect form of the sentence.She said, “I have written a story.”
- B. She told of writing a story.
- D. She informed us of writing a story.
- A. She said (that) she had written a story.
- C. A story written by her.
