English Grammar Test English Grammar Reported Speech 3

Question 1

Jack said, 'I may be late.' What is the reported speech?

Accepted Answer

Jack said that he might be late.

Answer

'May' backshifts to 'might' in reported speech.

Question 2

She said, 'I visited Rome last year.' What is the reported speech?

Accepted Answer

She said that she had visited Rome the previous year.

Answer

Past simple 'visited' backshifts to past perfect 'had visited,' and 'last year' becomes 'the previous year.'

Question 3

He asked, 'Where do you live?' What is the reported speech?

Accepted Answer

He asked where I lived.

Answer

Wh-questions in reported speech use statement word order and backshift the tense.

Question 4

She said, 'I will call you tomorrow.' What is the reported speech?

Accepted Answer

She said she would call me the next day.

Answer

'Will' becomes 'would' and 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day' in reported speech.

Question 5

Which sentence correctly reports: 'Please sit down,' said the teacher?

Accepted Answer

The teacher asked the students to sit down.

Answer

Polite imperatives become 'asked/told + object + to-infinitive' in reported speech.

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