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Which sentence is correct?

• She said me that she was tired.

• She told me that she was tired.

• She said to me that she was tired.

Answer explanation

The correct sentence is 'She told me that she was tired.' because 'told' is the appropriate verb to use with a direct object (me). 'Said' requires a different structure, and 'said to me' is also incorrect.

Which reporting verb is always followed by an object?

• Say

• Tell

• Both say and tell

Answer explanation

The verb 'tell' is always followed by an object, as in 'tell someone something.' In contrast, 'say' can be used without an object, such as 'say something.' Therefore, 'tell' is the correct choice.

Choose the correct transformation into reported speech: Direct: "I am feeling sick," she said.

• She said that she is feeling sick.

• She said that she was feeling sick.

• She told that she was feeling sick..

Answer explanation

The correct transformation is 'She said that she was feeling sick.' because the present continuous 'am feeling' changes to past continuous 'was feeling' in reported speech.

Which sentence is incorrect?

• He told me he was busy.

• She said that she would call later.

• They told that they were tired.

• He said to me that he was late.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'They told that they were tired.' is incorrect because it is missing the preposition 'me' or 'us' after 'told'. It should be 'They told me that they were tired.'.

How do you report this sentence? Direct: "We have finished our work," they said.

• They said that they had finished their work.

• They told that they finished their work.

• They said that they finished their work.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'They said that they had finished their work.' because it accurately reflects the past perfect tense used in the direct speech, indicating the work was completed before the statement was made.

Which verb is used when reporting someone's exact words?

• Said

• Talked

• Spoke

Answer explanation

The verb 'said' is used to report someone's exact words, making it the correct choice. 'Talked' and 'spoke' do not specifically indicate quoting someone's words.

Which sentence follows the correct reported speech rule?

• He told me that he likes pizza.

• He told me that he liked pizza.

• He said me that he liked pizza.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'He told me that he liked pizza.' because in reported speech, the verb tense usually shifts back. 'Likes' changes to 'liked' when reporting what someone said.

What happens to the verb in reported speech? Direct: "I will call you tomorrow," he said.

• He said that he will call me tomorrow.

• He said that he would call me tomorrow.

• He said that he can call me tomorrow.

Answer explanation

In reported speech, the verb tense often shifts back. 'Will' changes to 'would'. Therefore, the correct transformation is: 'He said that he would call me tomorrow.' This reflects the change in perspective and time.

How do we correctly report this sentence? Direct: "I don't like this movie," she said.

• She said that she doesn't like this movie.

• She said that she didn't like that movie.

• She told that she didn't like this movie.

Answer explanation

The correct reporting changes the tense and pronoun. 'Doesn't' becomes 'didn't' to match past tense, and 'this movie' changes to 'that movie' for indirect speech. Thus, 'She said that she didn't like that movie.' is correct.

Which sentence is incorrect?

• He said that he was going to the store.

• She told me that she had already eaten.

• They said me that they were tired.

Answer explanation

The sentence 'They said me that they were tired.' is incorrect. The correct form should be 'They told me that they were tired.' 'Said' does not take a direct object like 'me' in this context.