Synthesis And Transformation (Direct & Indirect Speech)

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Synthesis And Transformation (Direct & Indirect Speech) - Quiz

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The teacher asked the pupils .....

1. When questions are reported, the question mark is deleted and the word order is also changed. Therefore, the verb "is" is changed to a past tense "was" and placed after the noun "book". 2. Also, "this" is changed to "that".

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My father asked me .....

When questions are reported, the question mark is deleted and the word order is also changed, Therefore, the verb "are" is changed to a past tense "was" and placed after the noun "I".

Explanation

When questions are reported, the question mark is deleted and the word order is also changed, Therefore, the verb "are" is changed to a past tense "was" and placed after the noun "I".

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Marie asked Tom .....

1. If the speech contains 2 different sentences, you conjoin them with the conjunction "and".

2. Since it is a question asked in a direct speech, there is a change in the word order. So, instead of "Marie asked Tom how was the cake" the order is changed to "Marie asked Tom how the cake was".

3. Also, "I" is changed to "she".

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Mr Lim informed the students that .....

1. There is a change in the tense. So "will" becomes "would".

2. "tomorrow" is changed to "the next morning".

3. "I" will change to "he".

4. "morning" will remain the same.

Explanation

1. There is a change in the tense. So "will" becomes "would".

2. "tomorrow" is changed to "the next morning".

3. "I" will change to "he".

4. "morning" will remain the same.

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A scared Tom asked .....

When questions are reported, the question mark is deleted and the word order is also changed. Therefore, the verb "is" is changed to a past tense "was" and placed after the noun "sound".

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When questions are reported, the question mark is deleted and the word order is also changed. Therefore, the verb "is" is changed to a past tense "was" and placed after the noun "sound".

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Marie asked me whether .....

1. When questions are reported, the question mark is deleted and the word order is also changed. Therefore, the verb "are" is changed to a past tense "was" and placed after the noun "I".

2. Also, "you" is changed to "I".

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11. Tom instructed

There are several changes to take note in this question.

1. There are 2 statements in the direct speech. These sentences have to joined together by using the conjunction "and".

2. "I" is changed to "he".

3. "Tomorrow" is changed to "the next day".

4. "will" is changed to "would".

5. "soon" would remain unchanged.

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