Synthesis And Transformation (Direct & Indirect Speech)
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- Marie exclaimed in awe that .....
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Please answer all 10 questions.
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- The teacher asked the pupils .....
Explanation
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".Rate this question:
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- Marie asked Tom .....
Explanation
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".Rate this question:
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- My father asked me .....
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".Rate this question:
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- Mr Lim informed the students that .....
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.Rate this question:
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- Marie told Kathy that .....
Explanation
1. There is a change in the tense. So "am" becomes "was".
2. "next week" is changed to "the following week".
3. "I" is changed to "she"Rate this question:
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- A scared Tom asked .....
Explanation
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".Rate this question:
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- Marie implored .....
Explanation
1. There is a change is the verb "come". It will be changed to "go".
2. "this" is changed to "that".
3. "afternoon" remains "unchanged".Rate this question:
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- The old woman threatened the thief .....
Explanation
When a direct speech involves a request or a command, "to" will added before the verb "stop" when changing the direct speech to reported speech.Rate this question:
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- Marie asked me whether .....
Explanation
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".Rate this question:
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Tom instructed
Explanation
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.Rate this question:
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