Competitive English (Change of Speech) 5

Question 1

He said, 'I shall do it.' — Which is the correct indirect speech when 'he' is the subject?

Accepted Answer

He said that he would do it.

Answer

'Shall' used with first person changes to 'would' in indirect speech.

Question 2

She said to him, 'Why are you crying?' — Identify the correct indirect speech.

Accepted Answer

She asked him why he was crying.

Answer

WH-questions in indirect speech use statement word order, pronouns shift, and tense changes.

Question 3

He said, 'I could have helped if I had known.' — Which is the correct indirect form?

Accepted Answer

He said that he could have helped if he had known.

Answer

Past perfect conditional structures remain unchanged in indirect speech.

Question 4

She said, 'Hurrah! We have won the match!' — Which is the correct indirect speech?

Accepted Answer

She exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.

Answer

Exclamations of joy use 'exclaimed with joy' and the tense shifts from present perfect to past perfect.

Question 5

He said to his friend, 'Let me try this.' — Which is the correct indirect speech?

Accepted Answer

He requested his friend to let him try that.

Answer

'Let me' expresses a personal request and is reported with 'requested + object + to + let + object + infinitive'.

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