CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Transformation Of Sentences Quiz 9 - MCQExams.com

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, so,  'lived' is used.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'said' cannot be used, 'that' is not required and 'did' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C)Richard asked where she lived.

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 question in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense, so,  'lived' is used.

Options A, C, and D are wrong as the sentence structure is wrong, 'told' cannot be used,'said' is not transformed respectively.

The correct answer is B)Dileep asked where the station was.

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 past tense, the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used, and 'if' is used to connect the two clauses.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'that' cannot be used, 'told' is not the appropriate introductory verb, and 'he' gives a different meaning to the question respectively.

The correct answer is C)The policeman asked that if I had seen the accident scene.

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 appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used and 'had given' is used because the given question is in the simple present tense.

Options A,B, and D are wrong as 'told','I', and 'told' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C)My father asked me what I had done with all the money he had given me.

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 D is correct as the question in the inverted commas is in the simple future tense, the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used, and 'would' is used.

Options A, B, and C are wrong as 'said' cannot be used, 'told' is not the appropriate introductory verb, and 'that is not required respectively.

The correct answer is D)She asked when she would know the result of the test.

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 A is correct as the question in the inverted commas is in the simple future tense, the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used, and 'should' is used.

Options B, C, and D are wrong as 'told' cannot be used, 'that' is not required, and, 'what' is missing respectively.

The correct answer is A)She asked her mother what she should say.

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 D is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used with the conjunction 'if' and 'you' is transformed to 'I'

Options A, B, and C are wrong as 'said' cannot be used, 'told' is not the appropriate introductory verb, and, 'that cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is D)He asked if I would like to live in New York.

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 D is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used and 'wanted' is used because the given question is in the simple present tense.

Options A, B, and C are wrong as 'told','that', and 'if' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is D) He asked why I wanted to go home.

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 A is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used and 'reached' is used because the given question is in the simple present tense.

Options B, C, and D are wrong as 'told','to', and 'reach' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is A)My friend asked the Station Master when the Punjab Mail reached Agra. 

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 D is correct as the question in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense, the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used, and 'if' is used to connect the two clauses.

Options A, B, and C are wrong as 'told' cannot be used, 'you' is not transformed, and 'she' cannot come as it is respectively.

The correct answer is D)She asked me if I knew Jack.

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 instruction in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and that's why 'to be quiet' is used.

Options  A, B, and D are wrong as 'told','said' cannot be used, and 'hot' is missing respectively.

The correct answer is C) Mohan ordered the servant to bring a hot cup of tea.

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 A is correct as the instruction in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and that's why 'to be quiet' is used.

Options  B, C, and D are wrong as 'asked','said', and 'told' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is A) He ordered to be quiet.

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 sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'exclaimed ' is used.

Options  A,C, and D are wrong as 'what', 'is' cannot be used, and 'that' is missing respectively.

The correct answer is B)He exclaimed that it was a dreadful idea.

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 D is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense.

Options  A, B, and C are wrong as 'asked', 'forbade'  and 'ordered' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is D) My father advised me to speak the truth and be noble.

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.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'told','my luck', and 'that cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C)He asked if he could be any service to try his luck.

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 sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'proposed' is used. 

Options  A, B, and D are wrong as 'us', 'ordered'  and 'that' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C) He proposed that they should go for the morning walk.

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 A is correct as the instruction in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and that's why 'not to swim' is used.

Options  B, C, and D are wrong as 'said','proposed', and 'asked' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is A)I warned the boys not to swim too far.

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 present perfect continuous tense and that's why 'had been searching' is used.

Options A, B, and D are wrong as 'told','said', and 'these' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C)Mohan asked what I had been searching for all those hours.

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 sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'requested' is used. 

Options  A, C, and D are wrong as 'said', 'suggested'  and 'proposed' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is B) She requested not to disturb her in her studies.

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 D is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'requested' is used. 

Options  A, B, and C are wrong as 'ordered', 'your'  and 'suggested' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is D) He requested me to lend him my fountain pen.

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 given sentence is in the present perfect tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'said ' is used.

Options  A,B, and D are wrong as 'hasn't', 'didn't' and 'these days' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C)He said that he hadn't seen Diane recently.

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 given sentence is in the present continuous tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'said ' is used.

Options  A,B, and D are wrong as 'are', 'are getting' and 'previous' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C)He said that Sharon and Paul were getting married in the coming month

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 given sentence is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'said ' is used.

Options  A,B, and D are wrong as 'don't', 'wasn't knowing' and 'doesn't know' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is C)He said that he didn't know what Fred was doing

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 D is correct as the sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'advised' is used with the appropriate preposition 'to' after 'not'.

Options A, B, and C are wrong as 'am', 'do' and 'requested' cannot be used respectively. 

The correct answer is D)I advised her not to wait for me if I was late.

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in active voice.

The correct answer is C)We are being followed (by someone).

The option C is correct as the given sentence is in active voice and to transform it into passive voice , the object of the given sentence (us) comes in the place of the subject(somebody) and vice versa. Also, as the sentence is in the present continuous tense, 'being' is added after the helping verb 'are' and before the past participle form of the main verb(follow).

Options A,B, and D are wrong as being is missing , were , and were being cannot be used respectively.

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 sentence in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense and the appropriate introductory verb 'advised' is used with the appropriate preposition 'to'.

Options A, C, and D are wrong as 'told', 'requested' and 'asked' cannot be used respectively. 

The correct answer is B)I advised her to hurry up.

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 books, plays, and quotations.

In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words.

 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.

If the introductory verb is say, it must be changed to a verb of inquiry, e. g. ask, inquire, wonder, wan to know etc.

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

Ask can be followed by the person addressed (indirect object- me) 

Option C is correct as a direct question is given which needs to be transformed into reported speech. Therefore, your is changed to my , simple present tense to simple past tense, and the question word how is repeated.

The options A, B, and D are wrong as the above-mentioned rules were not followed.

The correct answer is C)Kate asked me how far was my home from the airport.

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in active voice.

The correct answer is D)The concert has been postponed by them.

The option D is correct as the given sentence is in active voice and to transform it into passive voice the subject of the given sentence 
(They) comes in the place of the object(the concert) and vice versa. Also, as the sentence is in the present perfect tense, 'been' is added after the helping verb 'has' and before the past participle form of the main verb(postpone).

Options A, B, and C are wrong as had been, is, and was cannot be used respectively.

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 D is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'told' is used, appropriate conjunction 'that' is used and the given sentence is in the simple present tense so the reported sentence uses the past tense (wanted to), and it ends with a full stop.

Options A, B, and C are not correct as 'said to', 'want', and 'he' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is D) I told the hotel receptionist that I wanted to be woken up at 6.30 the next morning.

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 when we convert the given direct question to indirect speech which doesn't start with a question word, then if/whether is used, the present tense is changed to simple past tense (wanted) and you is changed to she. The dialogues are connected using to which,sorry is replaced by the phrase '  apologised for the same.', and is is changed to was.

 The other options are wrong as I , is and was she can't be used.

The correct answer is D) Sue told Sam that he had been driving too fast to which Sam replied that it was true and apologised for the same.

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.

Options B and C are correct as the given question is transformed to the assertive form, simple present tense is changed to simple past tense, and if/whether is used as the given question doesn't start with a question word.

Options A and D are wrong as 'that'  cannot be used in the transformation and 'was' is missing respectively.

The correct answers are B)He asked me if I was glad to be back. and C) He asked me whether I was glad to be back.

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 books, plays, and quotations.

In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words.

 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.

If the introductory verb is say, it must be changed to a verb of inquiry, e. g. ask, inquire, wonder, wan to know etc.

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

Ask can be followed by the person addressed (indirect object- me) 

Option C is correct as a direct question is given which needs to be transformed into reported speech. Therefore, you is changed to I , present perfect tense to past perfect tense, and the question word where is repeated.

The options A, B, and D are wrong as the above-mentioned rules were not followed.

The correct answer is C)He asked me where I had been.

An action in a sentence can be represented in two ways, namely active and passive voice.

The passive voice always uses the past participle form of the main verb irrespective of any tense. Only the auxiliary verbs depend upon the sentence given in active voice.

The correct answer is C)He has been promoted by his boss.

The option C is correct as the given sentence is in active voice and to transform it into passive voice , the subject of the given sentence (his boss) comes in the place of the object(him) and vice versa. Also, as the sentence is in the present perfect tense, 'been' is added after the helping verb 'has' and before the past participle form of the main verb(promote).

Options A,B, and D are wrong as is, was and had been cannot be used respectively.

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.

Options A and B are correct as the given question is transformed to the assertive form, present perfect tense is changed to past perfect tense, and if/whether is used as the given question doesn't start with a question word.

Options C and D are wrong as 'that'  cannot be used in the transformation and the tense is not changed respectively.

The correct answers are A)He asked me if I had any plans to go away again.  and B)He asked me whether I had any plans to go away again.