Comprehensive Practice: Time Place Challenge Quiz

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1. What are time and place changes in reported speech?

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When we report speech, we often change time and place words so they still make sense from the later point of view.

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Comprehensive Practice: Time Place Challenge Quiz - Quiz

This is your final chance to prove your mastery! The time place challenge quiz combines all the rules—time words, place words, and sentence structure—into one tough practice session. Work through difficult examples to show you completely understand all aspects of time and place changes.

2. Direct: "I have a test today," she said. Which reported sentence is correct?

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Today usually becomes that day in reported speech.

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3. Direct: "We will meet here tomorrow," he said. Which reported sentence is best?

Explanation

Here usually becomes there and tomorrow becomes the next day in reported speech.

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4. In reported speech, now usually changes to then.

Explanation

We say then to show the time at which the original speaker was talking.

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5. In reported speech, the place word here usually changes to there when the reporter is in a different place.

Explanation

Here shows the speaker’s place, so it usually becomes there when someone else reports it.

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6. Which time word conversions are standard in reported speech?

Explanation

All of these show common time changes used in reported speech.

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7. Which place word conversions are standard in reported speech?

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Here usually becomes there, this becomes that, and these becomes those when speech is reported.

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8. Direct: "I finished it yesterday," she said. Reported: She said that she had finished it __________.

Explanation

Yesterday usually becomes the day before or the previous day in reported speech.

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9. Direct: "We are busy now," they said. Reported: They said that they were busy __________.

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Now usually becomes then when the sentence is reported later.

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10. Which reported sentence uses a time word incorrectly?

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If the direct speech used tomorrow, it should change to the next day, not the day before.

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11. Direct: "I will see you tomorrow," he said. Incorrect: He said that he would see me the day before. What is the best correction?

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Tomorrow normally becomes the next day in reported speech, and will see becomes would see.

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12. Sometimes time or place words do not change in reported speech if the report is made at the same time and place.

Explanation

If nothing has shifted in time or place, words like today or here can stay the same.

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13. Which reported sentences contain errors in time or place changes?

Explanation

In B tomorrow should change to the next day, and in C here should change to there, not then.

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14. Which reported sentences correctly show both time and place changes?

Explanation

All of these use correct time and place changes such as here→there, this→that, and yesterday→the day before.

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15. Direct: "We watched the movie last night," he said. Reported: He said that they had watched the movie __________.

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Last night usually becomes the night before in reported speech.

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16. Direct: "This park is beautiful," she said. Reported: She said that __________ park was beautiful.

Explanation

This usually becomes that when we report speech from another place or time.

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17. Why do we change time and place words like today, now, and here in reported speech?

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Time and place words are adjusted so they make sense from the reporter’s time and location.

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18. In reported speech, the place word there often stays the same.

Explanation

There already shows distance, so it usually does not need to change.

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19. Direct: "We arrived here two days ago," they said. Which reported sentence is best?

Explanation

Here becomes there and two days ago becomes two days before in reported speech.

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20. When editing time and place in reported speech, first look for words like today, tomorrow, now, here, this, and these, and check if they need to change to match the new __________.

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We change time and place words so they fit the time and place of the reporter’s point of view.

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What are time and place changes in reported speech?
Direct: "I have a test today," she said. Which reported sentence is...
Direct: "We will meet here tomorrow," he said. Which reported sentence...
In reported speech, now usually changes to then.
In reported speech, the place word here usually changes to there when...
Which time word conversions are standard in reported speech?
Which place word conversions are standard in reported speech?
Direct: "I finished it yesterday," she said. Reported: She said that...
Direct: "We are busy now," they said. Reported: They said that they...
Which reported sentence uses a time word incorrectly?
Direct: "I will see you tomorrow," he said. Incorrect: He said that he...
Sometimes time or place words do not change in reported speech if the...
Which reported sentences contain errors in time or place changes?
Which reported sentences correctly show both time and place changes?
Direct: "We watched the movie last night," he said. Reported: He said...
Direct: "This park is beautiful," she said. Reported: She said that...
Why do we change time and place words like today, now, and here in...
In reported speech, the place word there often stays the same.
Direct: "We arrived here two days ago," they said. Which reported...
When editing time and place in reported speech, first look for words...
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