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What tense changes are typically seen in indirect speech?
The tense changes typically seen in indirect speech are past tense becomes present tense, and present tense becomes future tense.
The tense changes typically seen in indirect speech are backshifts, where the present tense becomes past tense, and the past tense becomes past perfect tense.
The tense changes typically seen in indirect speech are future tense becomes present tense, and present tense becomes future perfect tense.
The tense changes typically seen in indirect speech are no tense changes at all.
How do we change pronouns in reported speech?
By changing the pronouns to match the object of the reported speech.
By keeping the pronouns the same as the original speech.
By changing the pronouns to match the subject of the reported speech.
By using completely different pronouns unrelated to the reported speech.
Give an example of embedding reported speech in a sentence.
She said, 'I am not going to the store.'
She said, 'I am going to the store.'
She said, 'I am going to the school.'
She said, 'I am going to the park.'
In indirect speech, how do we change 'I' to the third person?
By using 'it'
By using 'you'
By using 'he', 'she', or the person's name.
By using 'we'
What is the tense change for 'am' in reported speech?
The tense change for 'am' in reported speech is 'is'
The tense change for 'am' in reported speech is 'has been'
The tense change for 'am' in reported speech is 'was'.
The tense change for 'am' in reported speech is 'will be'
Explain the tense change for 'will' in indirect speech.
In indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'would'.
In indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'might'.
In indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'should'.
In indirect speech, 'will' changes to 'could'.
Provide an example of changing a question into reported speech.
He asked, 'What time is it?' -> He asked what time it is.
He asked, 'What time is it?' -> He asked what time it will be.
He asked, 'What time is it?' -> He asked what time it was.
He asked, 'What time is it?' -> He asked what time it will be.
How do we change 'my' to the third person in reported speech?
your
his/her
their
our
What is the tense change for 'have' in indirect speech?
has
The tense change for 'have' in indirect speech is 'had'.
have had
having
Explain the process of embedding reported speech within a larger sentence.
The process involves using a reporting adjective and a conjunction to introduce the reported speech.
The process involves using a reporting noun and an adverb to introduce the reported speech.
The process involves using a reporting verb and a preposition to introduce the reported speech.
The process involves using a reporting verb and a conjunction to introduce the reported speech, and then adjusting the tense, pronouns, and time expressions as necessary.
Mary told John “my father warned me last night”
Mary told John that her warned her last night.
Mary told John that her father had warned her last night.
Mary told John that his father had warned me last night.
Mary told John that her father warns her last night.
Demian said, “I am going out of town.”
Demian said that I am going out of town.
Demian said that he is going out of town.
Demian said that he went out of town.
Demian said that he was going out of town.
He asked me “Open your book!”
He asked me to open my book.
He asked me opening my book.
He asked me to open your book.
He asks me to open my book.
Mother asked John, "Don't smoke too much!"
Mother asked John to do not smoke too much.
Mother asked John that not t smoke too much.
Mother asked John to not smoke too much.
Mother asked John to smoke too much.
Austin says, "I see the clouds.".
He tells me that he ________ the clouds.
had seen
sees
saw
see
She said, "He will come tomorrow".
She told me that he ________ the next day.
is coming
will come
would come
Jeff said, "My mother is taking the bus to work tomorrow".
He told me that his mother ________ the bus to work __________.
was taking; the next day
was taking; tomorrow
had been taking; the next day
Filbert said, "Open the window!".
He commanded me ________ the window.
to opened
to open
open
"Where is it?" said Mary.
She _________________.
said where it is
asked where it was
asked if it was there
Kelly said I am feeling sick today.
Direct speech: __________________
Kelly said "I am feeling sick today."
Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today."
Kelly said, "I am feeling sick today?
Which is correct?
He said, “Could you please repeat the question?”
He said, "could you please repeat the question?”
He said, “Could you please repeat the question"?
Indirect speech is...
expresses what was said without using the exact words.
expresses what was said using the exact words.
where someone else expresses what was said.
where someone expresses their own words.
Mother asked Ben, "Are you going to marry her?"
Mother asked Ben if he was going to marry her.
Mother asked Ben if he is going to marry her.
Mother asks Ben if he is going to marry her.
Mother asks Ben if he was going to marry her.
X : "What does she say to you?"
Y : She told me ......
She needed help
She needs help
She had needed help
She has needed help
5.Speech marks are needed for what?
Direct Speech
Indirect Speech
8.Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?
Max shouted, "I'll eat you up!"
"Max shouted I'll eat you up!"
Max shouted I'll eat you up.
11.She said, "I am working in a hospital."
She told me that I was working in a hospital.
She told me that she was working in a hospital
13.Sarah asked, "Are you busy tonight?
She asked if I am busy tonight.
She asked if I was busy that night.
Roshni said that she might meet him there.
Roshni said, “I may meet him there.”
Roshni said “I may meet him here”.
Roshni said, “I might meet him here”.
Roshni said, “I may meet him there”.
a) dances - danced
b) is dancing - was dancing
c) danced - have danced
d) had danced - has danced
All are correct.
a, b, & d are correct
a, & b are correct
b & c are correct
He asked me if I would listen to him.
He was saying to me, “Will you listen to me?”
He is saying, "Will you listen to him?"
He said, “Will you listen to me?”
Rahul said, "I have done my HW."
Rahul said he have done his HW.
Rahul said that he has been doing my HW.
Rahul told he had done his HW.
Rahul said that he had done his HW.
David said that he was writing a letter then.
David said, “I am writing a letter now.”
David said, “He is writing a letter now”.
David said, “I was writing a letter then”.
David said, “He is written a letter now”.
What does "cry over spilt milk" mean?
to be upset about something that can't be changed
accidentally spilling a liquid
slipping and falling over milk
when your tears look like milk
To be "all ears" means...
listen attentively
when you have more than one earring
when you wear a silly hat with other ears
when you are not listening
Some people are really good at fractions, but not me. Fractions go over my head.
What is the meaning of "go over my head?"
I see fractions in the sky.
It means that it is too hard to understand.
Fractions are in my head.
Fractions are above me.
That was a PIECE OF CAKE!
hard
messy
easy
fun
I was about to go on stage and had BUTTERFLIES IN MY STOMACH.
sick
bugs crawled inside of me
mad
nervous
You're talking a HUNDRED MILES A MINUTE!
jumbled
slow
fast
It is RAINING CATS AND DOGS!
It's been raining all day.
There are scattered thunderstorms.
It's not raining.
It's raining a lot.
BREAK A LEG!
I hope you break your bones.
Good luck!
Watch where you are walking
Don't cheat!
“take your time”
"to take out"
not hurry, "to take one's time"
to hurry
to cheat
“to call it a day”
phone call
tomorrow
to stop, quit for the day
continue
“buy some time”
to get extra time
shopping
watch
discount
“down time”
stress
overtime
time to relax, rest
work hard
“payback time”
salary
make money
to get revenge
yesterday
“to kill time”
work hard
overtime
to waste time, to wait for a certain time
lose time
“to make time”
waste time
to plan or create some free time
surprise time
can't find the time
“in the long run”
exercise
go running
during a long period of time
long board
Identify the direct speech in the following sentence: He said, 'I will go to the market.'
He said, 'I went to the market.'
He said, 'I am going to the market.'
I will go to the market.
He said, 'I will go to the store.'
Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech: 'She is reading a book,' he said.
He said that she was reading a book.
He said that she read a book.
He said she was reading a book yesterday.
He said that she is reading a book.
Punctuate the following direct speech correctly: he asked what time it was
He asked, 'What time was it?'.
He asked, 'What time is it?'.
He asked what time it was?
He asked, 'What time is it'!
Change the verb tense in this sentence: 'I am happy,' she said, to indirect speech.
She said that she was happy.
She said that she is happy.
She said that she has been happy.
She said that she was being happy.
Use a reporting verb in this sentence: 'I will help you,' she said.
I will help you,' she promised.
I will help you,' she stated.
I will help you,' she declared.
I will help you,' she suggested.
Identify the context of the speech: 'I can't believe it's already Friday!'
The context is a discussion about weekend plans.
The context is a casual conversation about the end of the week.
The context is a lecture on time management.
The context is a formal business meeting.
Convert this direct speech to indirect speech: 'They are playing soccer,' he said.
He said they are playing soccer.
He said that they were playing a game.
He said that they were playing soccer.
He said that they play soccer.
Punctuate the following direct speech: 'Where are you going' she asked
'Where are you going?' she ask.
'Where are you going' she asked?
'Where are you going?' she asked!
'Where are you going?' she asked.
Change the verb tense in this sentence: 'I have finished my homework,' he said, to indirect speech.
He said that he had finished his homework.
He said that he has finished his homework.
He said that he will finish his homework.
He said that he had been finishing his homework.
Recognize the reporting verb in this sentence: 'He exclaimed, 'What a beautiful day!''
asked
shouted
whispered
exclaimed
Last week Mr. Joko said to me, "I want to see you today."
Mr. Joko said that...
I wanted to see you today.
he wanted to see me today
he wanted to see me that day
My mom asked me: "What are you talking about?"
My mom asked me ...
if I was talking about.
what I am talking about.
what I was talking about.
My mom told me: "I'll be mad at you if you don't do it."
My mom told me that...
she would be mad at me if I didn't do it.
I'll be mad at you if you don't do it.
she'll be mad at me if I didn't do it.
Someone asked me what my name was.
What's the actual question?
What your name is?
What is your name?
What was your name?
A stranger asked me whether I could help her with her bags.
What's the actual question?
Can I help you with her bags?
Could you help me with my bags?
Can you help me with my bags?
Ms. Grace asked, "Have you found your wallet?"
Ms. Grace asked me the other day ...
have you found your wallet.
if I have found my wallet.
if I had found my wallet.
Mr. CB asked me: "Are you coming to the party?"
Yesterday Mr. CB wanted to know ...
if I'm coming to the party
if you're coming to the party
if I was coming to the party
Somebody asked me if I was listening.
What's the real question?
"Are you listening?"
"Were you listening?"
"Was I listening?"
Which of these reported sentences is INCORRECT?
He said that I looked amazing.
He asked me what was my number.
He told me that he was just thinking about me.
At school, Mr. Djadi once said: "You have to do it here."
Mr. Djadi told me that...
I had to do it there.
I have to do it here.
I had to do it here.
Change the speech.
"Who's the conductor of this bus?" he said and paused for a reply.
He asked who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
He asked whether who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
He asked who was the conductor of that bus and paused for a reply.
He said who the conductor of that bus was and paused for a reply.
I said to the boy, "Will you step with me into the garden?"
I requested the boy to step with me in the garden
I said to the boy if he would like to step with me in the garden.
I said to the boy if he would step with me in the garden
I asked the boy if he would step with me into the garden.
Mohan says that the teacher is not at home.
Mohan said, "Teacher was not at home."
Mohan says, "Teacher was not at home."
Mohan says, "Teacher is not at home.
Mohan said, "Teacher is not at home."
Change the speech.
He said, “The horse died in the night.”
He said that the horses had died in the night.
He said that the horse had died in the night.
He said that the horse died in the night.
He said that horse had died in the night.
Change the speech.
The teacher said, “The earth goes around the sun.”
The teacher said the earth go around the sun.
The teacher said the earth has gone around the sun.
The teacher said the earth goes around the sun.
The teachers said the earth goes around the sun.
He said to us, "What did he have last night?"
He asked us what had he had the last night.
He asked us that what did he have the previous night.
He asked us what he had had the previous night.
He inquired of us what had he have last night.
The girl said, "How happy I am!"
The girl said how happy she was.
The girl exclaimed that she was very happy.
The girl said that she is very happy.
The girl exclaimed that she is very happy.
"Be careful; the steps are very slippery", I warned him.
I told him to be careful and the steps are very slippery.
I warned him to be careful and steps were very slippery.
I warned him to be careful as the steps are very slippery.
I warned him to be careful as the steps were very slippery.
He said, "I like this song."
He said that I liked this song.
He said that he likes this song.
He said that he liked that song.
He said that he likes that song.
Benedict said that he had studied since 2000.
Benedict said, "I have studied since 2000."
Benedict said, "I studied since 2000."
Benedict said, "I had studied since 2000."
Benedict said, "I have been studying since 2000."
Falisha said that I had given a quiz before their long test.
Falisha said, "I have given a quiz before their long test."
Falisha said, " You gave a quiz before our long test."
Falisha said, "You had given a quiz before our long test."
Falisha said, "I gave a quiz before your long test."
"Don't try this at home," the stuntman told the audience.
The stuntman told the audience not to try that at home.
The stuntman told the audience not to try this at home.
The stuntman told the audience to try that at home.
The stuntman told the audience to try this at home.
Change the speech. "I will finish the project by tomorrow," she said.
She said that she will finish the project by tomorrow.
She said that she would finish the project by tomorrow.
She said that she will have finished the project by tomorrow.
She said that she finishes the project by tomorrow.
Convert the following into indirect speech: "Why are you late?" the teacher asked.
The teacher asked why was I late.
The teacher asked why I was late.
The teacher asked why I am late.
The teacher asked why I had been late.
Identify the correct indirect speech: "Please close the door," he requested.
He requested to close the door.
He requested that I close the door.
He requested me to close the door.
He requested that I closed the door.
What is direct speech?
Quoting exactly what someone said
Approximating what someone said
Writing down what someone said
Speaking about what someone said
Choose the sentence that contains an example of direct speech:
I finished my work, she told me.
She told me that she had finished her work.
She said if she had finished her work.
I will finish my work, she promised.
Which tense is used in direct speech when the person is speaking in the present?
Present tense
Past tense
Future tense
Past perfect tense
What sentence demonstrates indirect speech?
Which verb is used to introduce direct speech?
Said
Answered
Mentioned
Spoke
What tense does 'will' change to in indirect speech?
Would
Could
Should
Might
What tense does 'can' change to in indirect speech?
Could
Would
Should
Might
What tense does 'may' change to in indirect speech?
Might
Could
Should
Would
Identify the sentence that represents direct speech:
She said that she was going to the store.
I am going to the store, she said.
He wondered if she was going to the store.
They asked why she was going to the store.
Which of the following sentences is an example of indirect speech?
Can you help me with this? he asked.
He asked if she could help him with that.
Help me with this, he requested.
He requested, "Can you help me with this?"
