General rule
Which is a reporting verb?
A. tell
B. go
C. be
A. tell
He said, "I want this book."
A. He said that he has wanted that book.
B. He said that I wanted that book.
C. He said that he had wanted that book.
D. He said that he wanted that book.
D. He said that he wanted that book.
He said to him, "Thank you for your kind help."
(A) He told him for his kind help.
(B) He requested him for his kind help.
(C) He asked him for his kind help.
(D) He thanked him for his kind help.
(D) He thanked him for his kind help.
Which structure is not used for reported orders?
A. order somebody to
B. tell somebody to
C. ask somebody to
C. ask somebody to
I said to my friend, "Can you swim?"
A. I asked my friend whether he could swim.
B. I asked my friend whether he can be swim.
C. I asked my friend whether he can swim.
D. I asked my friend whether he could be swim.
A. I asked my friend whether he could swim.
Which of these is usually required with reported YES/NO questions?
A. if
B. do
C. why
A. if
He said, "I am leaving for Delhi."
A. He said that he has been leaving for Delhi.
B. He said that he is leaving for Delhi.
C. He said that I was leaving for Delhi.
D. He said that he was leaving for Delhi.
D. He said that he was leaving for Delhi.
He said, "Let us wait for your teacher."
(A) He proposed that they should wait for their teacher.
(B) He requested that they would wait for their teacher.
(C) He proposed that they shall wait for their teacher.
(D) He proposed that they can wait for their teacher.
(A) He proposed that they should wait for their teacher.
He said to his friend, "Please lend me your book."
A. He ordered his friend to lend him his book.
B. He asked his friend to lend him his book.
C. He advised his friend to please lend me his book.
D. He requested his friend to lend him his book.
D. He requested his friend to lend him his book.
Ram asked me where I worked.
His original words were
A. "Do you work there?"
B. "Where do I work?"
C. "Where do you work?"
C. Where do you work?
"I bought a car last week."
Last week he said he had bought a car
A. a week ago
B. next week
C. the week before
C. the week before
He said, "I will be writing to him soon."
A. He said that he would be writing to him soon.
B. He said that he would be written to him soon.
C. He told that he will be writing to him soon.
D. He said that I would be writing to him soon.
A. He said that he would be writing to him soon.
I said, "How quick you are!"
A. I exclaimed that he is very quick.
B. I exclaimed that he was very quick.
C. I exclaimed that you were very quick.
D. I exclaimed that he has been very quick.
B. I exclaimed that he was very quick.
She said to me, "Start."
A. She forbade me to start.
B. She asked me to start.
C. She requested me to start.
D. She advised me to start.
B. She asked me to start.
"Where is it?" said Mary. She ...
A. said where it is
B. asked where it was
C. asked if it was there
B. asked where it was
He said that it was cold outside. Which word is optional?
A. said
B. that
C. was
B. that
I said, "Saran was singing."
A. I said that Saran had been singing.
B. I said that Saran have been singing.
C. I said that Saran has been singing.
D. I said that Saran had been sung.
A. I said that Saran had been singing.
The old woman said, "May you live long!"
A. The old woman wished that he might live long.
B. The old woman prayed that he may live long.
C. The old woman advised that he may live long.
D. The old woman believed that he might live long.
A. The old woman wished that he might live long.
He said to him, "Do not go there."
A. He forbade him not to go there.
B. He told him not to go there.
C. He told him to not go there.
D. He told him to go there.
B. He told him not to go there.
"Please wipe your feet." I asked them to wipe
A. your feet nicely
B. their feet nicely
C. their feet
C. their feet
"Don't yell!" is a
A. direct request
B. direct order
C. reported order
B. direct order
Ajay said, "Saran may sing."
A. Ajay said that Saran might be singing.
B. Ajay said that Saran might be sung.
C. Ajay said that Saran might be sing.
D. Ajay said that Saran might sing.
D. Ajay said that Saran might sing.
She said, "Hello, You are here!"
A. She is overwhelmed to see him here.
B. She was amazed to see you there.
C. She was surprised to see him there.
D. She was shocked to see you there.
C. She was surprised to see him there.
The teacher said to me, "Work hard."
A. The teacher asked me to work hard.
B. The teacher advised me to work hard.
C. The teacher ordered me to work hard.
D. The teacher requested me to work hard.
B. The teacher advised me to work hard.
She always asks me not to burn the cookies. She always says
A. "Not to burn the cookies!"
B. "Please don't burn the cookies."
C. "Do not burn the cookies."
B. "Please don't burn the cookies."