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%Q61. Convert to indirect speech: They said, 'We will attend the meeting.'
Right Answer: They said that they would attend the meeting.
Explanation:
'Will' shifts to 'would' in indirect speech when the reporting verb is in the past tense.
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Q62. Convert to indirect speech: He said, 'I have completed the project.'
Right Answer: He said that he had completed the project.
Explanation:
The present perfect 'have completed' shifts to the past perfect 'had completed'.
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Q63. Convert to indirect speech: She said, 'I was watching TV.'
Right Answer: She said that she had been watching TV.
Explanation:
The past continuous 'was watching' shifts to the past perfect continuous 'had been watching' in indirect speech.
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Q64. Convert to indirect speech: He said, 'Are you coming to the party?'
Right Answer: He asked if I was coming to the party.
Explanation:
Interrogative sentences use 'asked' (not 'said') and are introduced with 'if/whether' for yes/no questions, with tense shifts.
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Q65. Choose the correct indirect speech version of: She asked, 'What is your name?'
Right Answer: She asked what my name was.
Explanation:
WH-questions in indirect speech use normal word order (subject before verb) without 'if/whether', and shift the tense.
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Q66. Identify the correct indirect speech version of: He asked, 'Where do you live?'
Right Answer: He asked where I lived.
Explanation:
The question word order is changed to normal statement order in indirect speech: 'where I lived'.
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Q67. Choose the correct indirect speech version of: She asked, 'Can you help me?'
Right Answer: She asked if I could help her.
Explanation:
'Can' shifts to 'could' and 'if' introduces the reported yes/no question.
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Q68. Identify the correct rule for converting interrogative sentences into indirect speech.
Right Answer: The reporting verb 'said' changes to 'asked' or 'inquired', and question marks are removed.
Explanation:
In indirect speech, interrogative sentences use reporting verbs like 'asked', and the sentence loses its question mark, becoming a statement in form.
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Q69. Convert to indirect speech: He asked, 'Do you like coffee?'
Right Answer: He asked if I liked coffee.
Explanation:
Yes/No questions are introduced with 'if' or 'whether' in indirect speech, with appropriate tense shift.
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Q70. Choose the correct indirect speech version of: She asked, 'Is he coming?'
Right Answer: She asked if he was coming.
Explanation:
'Is' shifts to 'was' and 'if' introduces this reported yes/no question.
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