Error Correction: Fixing Errors in Time and Place Changes Quiz

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1. What does it mean to fix errors in time and place changes in reported speech?

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We correct time and place words so they match the reporter’s point of view instead of the original speaker’s.

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Error Correction: Fixing Errors In Time And Place Changes Quiz - Quiz

It's time to test your editing skills! This quiz, titled Error Correction, specifically challenges you with fixing time place errors quiz scenarios. You'll work through sentences and dialogue to correct mistakes related to conversions like "now" to "then" or "this" to "that."

2. Which sentence correctly fixes the time word in reported speech? Direct: "I will call you tomorrow," he said.

Explanation

Tomorrow usually changes to the next day (or the following day) in reported speech.

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3. Which reported sentence has an incorrect time word change?

Explanation

In C, the day before does not match a future meaning and should be the next day if the direct speech used tomorrow.

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4. Direct: "I am busy now," she said. Reported: She said that she was busy then. This is a correct change.

Explanation

Now usually becomes then in reported speech.

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5. In reported speech, changing tomorrow to the day before is usually correct.

Explanation

Tomorrow normally becomes the next day or the following day, not the day before.

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6. Which reported sentences use time or place words incorrectly?

Explanation

In B, tomorrow should become the next day, not the day before.

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7. Which reported sentences use time and place words correctly?

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A, B, C, and E use standard changes such as here→there, tonight→that night, yesterday→the day before, and tomorrow→the next day.

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8. Direct: "We have a test today," he said. Reported: He said that they had a test __________.

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Today usually becomes that day in reported speech.

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

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

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10. Direct: "I work here," he said. Reported: He said that he worked __________.

Explanation

Here often becomes there when someone else reports the sentence from another place.

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11. Direct: "I will meet you here tomorrow," she said. Which reported sentence fixes both time and place correctly?

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Here changes to there and tomorrow changes to the next day in reported speech.

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12. Direct: "We arrived two days ago," they said. Incorrect: They said that they had arrived two days ago. Which is the best correction?

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Ago usually becomes before in reported speech, and the past perfect had arrived fits the reported meaning.

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13. Direct: "We watched the game last night," he said. Reported: He said that they had watched the game the night before. This is correct.

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Last night usually becomes the night before in reported speech.

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14. Direct: "I am staying here," she said. Reported: She said that she was staying then. This is a correct place change.

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Here should change to there, not then, because it is a place word, not a time word.

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15. Sentence with an error: He said that he would come here tomorrow. Which corrections fix the time and place words?

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A correctly changes here to there and tomorrow to the next day.

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16. Which time word changes are correct in reported speech?

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Yesterday should change to the day before or the previous day, not the day after.

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17. Direct: "We met last week," she said. Reported: She said that they had met __________.

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Last week usually becomes the previous week or the week before in reported speech.

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18. Direct: "I will study tonight," he said. Reported: He said that he would study __________.

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Tonight usually becomes that night in reported speech.

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19. Why is it important to fix errors in time and place changes in reported speech?

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Correct time and place words make the meaning of the reported sentence clear and accurate.

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20. When editing for time and place errors in reported speech, what should you do first?

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Finding and checking each time and place word helps you correct any wrong shifts.

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What does it mean to fix errors in time and place changes in reported...
Which sentence correctly fixes the time word in reported speech?...
Which reported sentence has an incorrect time word change?
Direct: "I am busy now," she said. Reported: She said that she was...
In reported speech, changing tomorrow to the day before is usually...
Which reported sentences use time or place words incorrectly?
Which reported sentences use time and place words correctly?
Direct: "We have a test today," he said. Reported: He said that they...
Direct: "I finished it yesterday," she said. Reported: She said that...
Direct: "I work here," he said. Reported: He said that he worked...
Direct: "I will meet you here tomorrow," she said. Which reported...
Direct: "We arrived two days ago," they said. Incorrect: They said...
Direct: "We watched the game last night," he said. Reported: He said...
Direct: "I am staying here," she said. Reported: She said that she was...
Sentence with an error: He said that he would come here tomorrow....
Which time word changes are correct in reported speech?
Direct: "We met last week," she said. Reported: She said that they had...
Direct: "I will study tonight," he said. Reported: He said that he...
Why is it important to fix errors in time and place changes in...
When editing for time and place errors in reported speech, what should...
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