Reported Speech

Question 1

When changing a sentence to indirect speech, not every pronoun and possessive adjective always needs modification

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

When the request is in question form, in reported speech it changes to:

Accepted Answer

to + base form

Question 3

The verbs in reported questions are in an affirmative form

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

What happens to a reported question, when it's direct question does not begin with a question word

Accepted Answer

The reported question will begin with if or whether

Question 5

Verbs in present progressive, present perfect progressive and past progressive change into past perfect progressive

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

What reporting verbs do we use when introducing reported questions?

Accepted Answer

want to know, wonder, ask

Question 7

After common reporting verbs, word “THAT” in indirect speech can be omitted

Accepted Answer

Always, it is optional

Question 8

In indirect speech verbs in past simple, present perfect simple and present simple all switch to past perfect simple

Accepted Answer

False

Question 9

Which changed forms of time and place expressions-here,now,today,yesterday,tomorrow,this,these,last,next are correct:

Accepted Answer

There,then,that day,the previous day,next day,that,those,before,following

Question 10

The negative imperative in reported speech changes to:

Accepted Answer

not + to + base form

Question 11

Reported speech impersonates:

Accepted Answer

Sentences in red and blue rectangles are both correct

Question 12

What is the difference between the usage of verbs say and tell in indirect speech?

Accepted Answer

If there is an indirect object, we will opt for the verb tell

Question 13

Considering conditional sentences type 1,2 and 3, the only one where changes are necessary to be made is the first one

Accepted Answer

True, it should switch to the 2nd conditional

Question 14

The imperative in reported speech changes to:

Accepted Answer

to + base form

Question 15

When we change questions from direct to reported speech, adverbs, pronouns and tenses change in the same way?

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

Modal verb-will,can,must shift to would,could,might,had to, but would,could,might,ought to,should-remain the same

Accepted Answer

True

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