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Q21.He said, "I will come tomorrow." — "He said" is called:

Easy
A Reported speech
B Reporting clause
C Reported clause
D Quotation clause
Direct Speech PPSC

Correct Answer: B

The part "He said" is called the reporting clause.

Q22.In "She exclaimed, 'What a beautiful dress!'" — what type of sentence is the direct speech?

Medium
A Assertive
B Interrogative
C Exclamatory
D Imperative
Direct Speech CSS

Correct Answer: C

The sentence with "What a...!" is exclamatory.

Q23.Change to Indirect: She said, "I am happy."

Easy
A She said that she is happy.
B She said that she was happy.
C She told that she was happy.
D She said that I was happy.
Indirect Speech PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Reported speech: am → was (backshift). "Said that".

Q24.Change to Indirect: He said, "I will go tomorrow."

Medium
A He said that he will go the next day.
B He said that he would go the next day.
C He told that he would go tomorrow.
D He said he will go tomorrow.
Indirect Speech FPSC

Correct Answer: B

"Will" → "would"; "tomorrow" → "the next day" in reported speech.

Q25.Change to Indirect: She said, "Are you tired?"

Medium
A She asked if I am tired.
B She asked whether I was tired.
C She said whether I was tired.
D She asked that was I tired.
Indirect Speech CSS

Correct Answer: B

Yes/No question → "asked whether/if" + statement order.

Q26.Change to Indirect: He said, "Open the door."

Easy
A He said to open the door.
B He told me to open the door.
C He asked to open the door.
D He ordered open the door.
Indirect Speech PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Imperative → told + object + to + infinitive.

Q27.Change to Indirect: She said, "Hurrah! We have won."

Medium
A She exclaimed happily that they had won.
B She said that they have won.
C She exclaimed that they won.
D She told happily that they had won.
Indirect Speech PMS

Correct Answer: A

Exclamatory → "exclaimed" + appropriate adverb + "that".

Q28."Now" in direct speech becomes ___ in indirect speech.

Easy
A here
B then
C today
D this
Indirect Speech CSS

Correct Answer: B

"Now" → "then" in reported speech.

Q29."This" in direct speech becomes ___ in indirect speech.

Easy
A these
B that
C the
D those
Indirect Speech PPSC

Correct Answer: B

"This" → "that" in reported speech.

Q30."Today" in direct speech becomes ___ in indirect speech.

Easy
A now
B that day
C the next day
D yesterday
Indirect Speech CSS

Correct Answer: B

"Today" → "that day" in reported speech.

Q31."Can" in direct speech becomes ___ in indirect speech.

Easy
A could
B may
C might
D would
Indirect Speech PMS

Correct Answer: A

"Can" → "could" in reported speech.

Q32.Change: He said, "Where do you live?"

Medium
A He asked where do I live.
B He asked where I lived.
C He asked where did I live.
D He said where I lived.
Indirect Speech PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Wh-question in indirect: "asked" + wh-word + statement order.

Q33.Change to Active: "The new bridge was inaugurated by the President."

Medium
A The President inaugurates the bridge.
B The President inaugurated the new bridge.
C The President had inaugurated the bridge.
D The President is inaugurating the bridge.
Active Voice PPSC

Correct Answer: B

Simple past passive → simple past active.

Q34.Change to Passive: "People speak English all over the world."

Medium
A English is spoken all over the world by people.
B English is spoken all over the world.
C English was spoken all over the world.
D English has been spoken all over the world.
Passive Voice CSS

Correct Answer: B

When subject is "people/they", it is omitted in passive.

Q35."Here" in direct speech becomes ___ in indirect speech.

Easy
A there
B here
C this
D that
Indirect Speech CSS

Correct Answer: A

"Here" → "there" in reported speech.

Q36."Yesterday" in indirect speech becomes:

Easy
A today
B the previous day
C last day
D that day
Indirect Speech PMS

Correct Answer: B

"Yesterday" → "the previous day / the day before" in reported speech.

Q37.Change to Active: "The report had been submitted by her."

Medium
A She had been submitting the report.
B She submitted the report.
C She had submitted the report.
D She has submitted the report.
Active Voice PMS

Correct Answer: C

Past perfect passive → past perfect active.

Q38.Change to Direct: "He said that he was feeling well."

Hard
A He said, "I am feeling well."
B He said, "I was feeling well."
C He said, "He is feeling well."
D He said, "I feel well."
Direct Speech CSS

Correct Answer: A

Change was → am, and add quotation marks for direct speech.

Q39.Change to Indirect: "He said, 'Don't make noise.'"

Medium
A He said not to make noise.
B He told not to make noise.
C He told me not to make noise.
D He told that do not make noise.
Indirect Speech PMS

Correct Answer: C

Imperative → told + object + not to + infinitive.

Q40.Change to Indirect: "He said, 'I have done my homework.'"

Medium
A He said that he did his homework.
B He said that he has done his homework.
C He said that he had done his homework.
D He told that he had done his homework.
Indirect Speech PPSC

Correct Answer: C

Present perfect → past perfect in reported speech.