CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Transformation Of Sentences Quiz 12 - MCQExams.com

When a sentence is changed from direct to indirect speech, the subject pronoun, verbs and tense forms also change. (This is because the speech is reported by someone else, and the tense of the direct speech goes one tense back as it's spoken at a later time now.) The meaning of the sentence should not be changed.
An interrogative sentence, when changed to reported speech, does not function as an interrogative anymore. It turns into a declarative sentence.
So, the word order of an interrogative changes to that of an assertive/declaratory sentence.
Option C: This sentence is the correct narration of the direct speech, as the question form 'are you' is changed to the declarative form 'was she'. 'Are' is changed to 'was' as the tense changes from simple present to simple past. Hence C is correct.
Option A is incorrect because the question form has not been changed; 'was she' must be changed to 'she was'.
Option B is incorrect because the sentence is in passive voice, in the past perfect continuous tense. But, the reported speech does not change its voice. Also, the sentence remains in interrogative form.
Similarly, option D is incorrect because the voice is changed to passive.
(When the direct speech is in simple present tense, the reported speech will change to its past equivalent, simple past tense. This applies to most other tenses.)

When a sentence is changed from direct to indirect speech, the subject pronoun, verbs and tense forms also change. (This is because the speech is reported by someone else, and the tense of the direct speech goes one tense back as it's spoken at a later time now.) The meaning of the sentence should not be changed.
The direct speech "I have got only..." is in the present perfect tense. Hence while being reported, it changes to its past tense equivalent, i.e., past perfect tense.
Option B: This is the complete reported speech of the given direct speech. The subject pronoun 'I' has changed to 'she', the present perfect verb 'have' changes to past perfect 'had'. Hence B is correct.
Option A is incorrect because it does not state a sentence, the subject and verb have been eliminated.
Option C is incorrect because the auxiliary verb 'had' is missing. This verb is essential to indicate the past perfect tense.
Option D is incorrect because the modal verb 'would' is an extra, which isn't provided or implied in the direct speech. Also, 'would' is the past tense of 'will' in reported speech. It refers to a future action, whereas the action here 'have got' has just taken place.

When a sentence is changed from direct to indirect speech, the subject pronoun, verbs and tense forms also change. (This is because the speech is reported by someone else, and the tense of the direct speech goes one tense back as it's spoken at a later time now.) The meaning of the sentence should not be changed.
When the direct speech is in present perfect tense, the reported speech will change to its past equivalent, past perfect tense. This applies to most other tenses.
Option A: This sentence is the correct narration of the direct speech, the pronoun 'my' is now 'her' and the present perfect tense verb 'has' is changed to past perfect 'had'. Also, 'will' changes to its past tense form 'would' in indirect speech.
Hence A is correct.
Option B is incorrect because the words 'in the test' are missing. Also, the pronoun 'my' in "my mother" has not been altered.
Option C is incorrect because B does not display the correct reported speech.
D is incorrect as the answer lies in A.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to affirmative statement .( ? and ! is not used).

Option  A is correct as the correct possessive pronoun (my) is used and might remains unchanged.

 The other options are wrong as your, would, and ,may can't be used.

The correct answer is A)Might affect my breathing

When a sentence is changed from direct to indirect speech, the subject pronoun, verbs and tense forms also change. (This is because the speech is reported by someone else, and the tense of the direct speech goes one tense back as it's spoken at a later time now.) The meaning of the sentence should not be changed.
An interrogative sentence, when changed to reported speech, does not function as an interrogative anymore. It turns into a declarative sentence.
So, the word order of an interrogative changes to that of an assertive/declaratory sentence.
Option B: This sentence is the correct narration of the direct speech, as 'said to' has changed to 'asked' (to keep the meaning of the sentence intact). The question form 'may I' is changed to the declarative form 'if he might'. 'Might' is the past tense form of 'may' in reported speech. 'Today' is changed to 'that day'. Hence B is correct.
Option A is incorrect because the modal verb 'may' has not been changed to 'might'.
Option C is incorrect because the question form 'may he' has not been changed according to its declarative form 'he might'.
Option D is incorrect because the answer lies only in B.
'If' is added in reported speech, as it refers to permission. It isn't required in direct speech as the meaning is made clear by 'may'.

When a sentence is changed from direct to indirect speech, the subject pronoun, verbs and tense forms also change. (This is because the speech is reported by someone else, and the tense of the direct speech goes one tense back as it's spoken at a later time now.) The meaning of the sentence should not be changed.
An interrogative sentence, when changed to reported speech, does not function as an interrogative anymore. It turns into a declarative sentence.
So, the word order of an interrogative changes to that of an assertive/declaratory sentence.
Option A: This sentence is the correct narration of the direct speech as the interrogative form has been changed to declarative, the tense has changed from present perfect to past perfect. The question form 'have you' is changed to the declarative form 'she had' and 'you' has changed to 'she'. Hence A is correct.
Option B is incorrect because the question form has not been changed; 'have you' must be changed to 'she had'.
Option C is incorrect because the speech has not been changed to indirect form. Only the quotation marks " " and question mark '?' is eliminated.
Option D is incorrect because only the position of the verb 'have' has been altered, the rest remains in direct speech.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to affirmative statement .( ? and ! is not used).

Option  D is correct as the given direct question starts with may. Therefore, might is used after if and your is changed to my.

 The other options are wrong as your, would, and may can't be used.

The correct answer is D)He might have his / my

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option C is correct as the question in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and 'could'  is used with the first form of 'help'.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'could' should be used in the place of 'can', she  is asking for help (not the listener of the question), and 'you' (the speaker of the reported speech) didn't ask for help (it was she who wanted to be helped) respectively.

The correct answer is C)I could help her.

The tense rule for changing direct speech into reported speech is that "must" in direct speech is converted to "had to" in reported speech.
"Had to" in option A follows the tense rule correctly. It converts "must" in direct speech to "had to" in reported speech. Thus, this is correct.
"Must" in option B is incorrect as only in case of universal truth does the tense of direct speech remains unchanged even if reporting verb is in the past. Thus, this is incorrect.
"Would" in option C is incorrect as 'will and shall' in direct speech are converted to 'would' in reported speech.
 "Might" in option D is incorrect as 'may' in direct speech is converted to 'might' in reported speech.
Thus, option A is the correct answer.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to affirmative statement .( ? and ! is not used).

Option C is correct as when we convert the given direct question to indirect speech, the question word is repeated, and the simple present tense is changed to simple past tense.

 The other options are wrong as do, did, spend, and had cannot be used.

The correct answer is C)English people spent

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to affirmative statement .( ? and ! is not used).

Option C is correct as when we convert the given direct question to indirect speech , the question word is repeated, will is changed to would , and you to I.

 The other options are wrong as would I, will do,Jack would, and Jack was cannot be used.

The correct answer is C)what I would do if Jack was out when I came

When converting Imperative sentences, we need to add a suitable reporting verb. In this case the use of please suggests that it was not an order or question, it was politely directing the customer. The implied subject you become the object 'him' of the verb directed. So the answer is 'politely directed him to go to the counter on the left.'

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option B is correct as the third form of 'have' is used.

Options A,C, and D are wrong as 'have' cannot be used, 'you have' cannot be used, and 'you had' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is B)enquired if they had

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. Direct speech is found in plays and quotations. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

When we turn direct questions into direct speech, the following changes are necessary: Tenses, pronouns, and possessive adjectives, and adverbs of time and place change as in the statements. The interrogative form of the verb changes to the affirmative form. The question mark (?) is therefore omitted in indirect questions.

When the direct speech begins with a question word ( when, where, who, why etc) the question word is repeated in the indirect question.

If there is no question word (why, how etc.) if or whether must be used.

Option D is correct as the question in the direct speech is given in the simple past tense, so, the past perfect tense is used, you is changed to him, and the appropriate introductory verb ask is used.

The other options are wrong as you, was late, and come late cannot be used.

The correct answer is D)My neighbour asked me how I was.

This is a question in future tense, it is changed to a statement in past tense. The modal 'will' is changed to 'would'; and 'will it' is changed to 'it would'. The correct answer is 'when it would be available'

This is a question in present tense in direct speech; it has to be changed to a statement in past tense form in reported speech.