English Grammar - Narration: 138 MCQs with Answers
English Grammar- Narration
Learn Narration (Direct and Indirect Speech) in English Grammar with complete explanations, reporting verbs, tense changes, pronoun changes, time and place expressions, punctuation rules, sentence transformation, examples, exercises, and multiple-choice questions (MCQs). This comprehensive guide is ideal for school students and candidates preparing for HTET, CTET, TET, SSC, Banking, UPSC, NDA, CDS, and other competitive examinations.
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0%Q111. Choose the correct tense shift for 'I will go' (said) in indirect speech.
Right Answer: will go shifts to would go.
Explanation:
'Will' shifts to 'would' in indirect speech when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
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Q112. Identify the correct tense shift for 'I was sleeping' (said) in indirect speech.
Right Answer: was sleeping shifts to had been sleeping.
Explanation:
The past continuous 'was sleeping' shifts to the past perfect continuous 'had been sleeping'.
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Q113. Which tense generally does NOT change when converting to indirect speech?
Right Answer: Past perfect (already the back-shifted form)
Explanation:
The past perfect tense generally remains unchanged in indirect speech, since it is already the most back-shifted tense form.
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Q114. Choose the correct pronoun shift in: He said, 'I am tired.' (reported by a third person)
Right Answer: I shifts to he (or she, matching the speaker).
Explanation:
The first-person pronoun 'I' shifts to match the subject/speaker being reported, e.g., 'he' or 'she'.
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Q115. Identify the correct pronoun shift in: She said, 'You are my best friend.' (told to the listener)
Right Answer: You shifts based on who is being addressed and reported.
Explanation:
The second-person pronoun 'you' shifts based on who is being addressed and reported.
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Q116. Choose the correct pronoun shift in: They said, 'We will help you.'
Right Answer: We shifts to they (from the reporter's perspective); you shifts to the appropriate object pronoun.
Explanation:
'We' shifts to 'they' to match the third-person perspective of the reporter.
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Q117. Identify the correct pronoun shift in: He said, 'My book is on the table.'
Right Answer: My shifts to his (matching the subject).
Explanation:
The possessive pronoun 'my' shifts to 'his' (or the appropriate possessive) to match the third-person subject.
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Q118. Choose the general rule for pronoun changes in indirect speech.
Right Answer: Pronouns change according to person and the perspective of the reporter/speaker in the reporting sentence.
Explanation:
Pronouns shift based on person (I/you/we, etc.) and perspective when converting direct to indirect speech.
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Q119. Choose the correct shift of 'today' when converting to indirect speech (reported later).
Right Answer: today shifts to that day.
Explanation:
'Today' shifts to 'that day' in indirect speech when reported at a later, unspecified time.
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Q120. Identify the correct shift of 'tomorrow' in indirect speech.
Right Answer: tomorrow shifts to the next day/the following day.
Explanation:
'Tomorrow' shifts to 'the next day' or 'the following day' in indirect speech.
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