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QUESTION 221
Choose the correct negative form of the following sentence from the given options :He loves apples.
  • D He not loves apples.
  • C He may not love apples.
  • A Neither he loves apples.
  • B He doesn't love apples.
QUESTION 222
Choose the correct indirect speech of the following from the given options :He said, “She was dancing.”
  • D He said that she had danced.
  • A He said that she has been dancing. -
  • C He said that she had been dancing.
  • B He said that she is dancing.
QUESTION 223
“Fall in! Soldiers”
  • D The soldiers were commanded to fall in.
  • C The captain was commanded to fall in.
  • A The captain commanded the soldiers to fall in.
  • B The soldiers commanded the captain to fall in.
QUESTION 224
He said, “Suresh slipped when he was trying to board a bus.” Change to Indirect Speech.
  • D He told us that Suresh had slipped while boarding a bus.
  • C He said Suresh slipped when he boarded a bus.
  • B He said that Suresh slipped when he had been trying to board a bus.
  • A He asked me that Suresh had slipped while boarding a bus.
QUESTION 225
Choose the correct indirect conversion of speech from the question given below.He said to me, “What are you doing?”
  • A He said to me what I was doing.
  • D He said to me as to what I was doing.
  • C He asked me what I was doing.
  • B He asked me as to what I was doing.
QUESTION 226
Choose the correct assertive form of the following sentence from the given options :Books are not available.
  • D Books must be available.
  • A Books are available.
  • C Books were available.
  • B Books are always available.
QUESTION 227
Select the most appropriate option to transform the given sentence into Reported Speech.The interviewer asked me, “Can you use a computer ?”
  • C The interviewer asked me if I had used a computer.
  • B The interviewer questioned me whether I can use a computer.
  • A The interviewer asked me if I could use a computer.
  • D The interviewer wanted to find out if I used a computer.
QUESTION 228
Choose the correct option for Assertive to Exclamatory transformation of the sentence given :Man is a wonderful piece of art.
  • C Alas man is a wonderful piece of art !
  • B What a wonderful piece of art man is!
  • D Man, as a piece of art, is wonderful !
  • A Oh, how a wonderful piece of art is man !
QUESTION 229
Which of the following is the correct indirect form of the sentence? Bond says to Madeleine, “You have betrayed me, so we shall never meet again.”
  • A Bond tells Madeleine that she had betrayed him, so they would never meet again.
  • D Bond told Madeleine that she had betrayed him, so they should never meet again.
  • C Bond tells Madeleine that she has betrayed him, so they shall never meet again.
  • B Bond tells Madeleine that she has betrayed him, so they will never meet again.
QUESTION 230
Choose the correct indirect speech alternative of ‘The geography teacher said, “The earth is round.”
  • C The geography teacher said that the earth has been round.
  • A The geography teacher said that the earth was round.
  • D The geography teacher said that the earth is round.
  • B This geography teacher said that the earth had been round.