Quiz: reported speech (grammar


reported speechOnline version The student will answer some multiple-choice questions about reported speech by Ana María Sánchez 1 In statements, if the reporting verb is in present perfect, a You don't need to change the verb tense. b If the verb is in future you should put it in conditional. c Verbs have to be changed in their corresponding past tense. d If the verb is in past, you should put it in the past perfect 2 If you write tomorrow in the direct speech, Choose one or more answers a you should write tomorrow in reported speech b You should write the following day in reported speech. c You should write the day before in reported speech. d you should write the day after in reported speech 3 Here becomes there a If you don't know what place is meant. b If it is clear which place is meant 4 When we are reporting questions... Choose one or more answers a The subject is placed after the auxiliary b The subject is put after the main verb c You don't need to include an auxiliary verb d The word order is the same as the one in a statement. 5 When reporting questions, ... Choose one or more answers a if there isn't a question word, we can only introduce the reported sentence with if. b if there ins't a question word, we can only introduce the reported sentence with whether c if there isn't a question word, we can introduce the reported sentence with either if or whether d if there isn't a question word, we should put it in the reported sentence. 6 When reporting orders a it is common to use a full infinitive b it is common to use a gerund c it is common to use a that clause d you can't use verbs like advice, remind, command, tell 7 When reporting orders a we should use an auxiliary for negative commands b we should use the word no for negative commands c we should use the word not followed by a full infinitive d we should use the word no followed by a gerund 8 To report "how dreadful" Choose one or more answers a we can do it by saying he exclaimed that it was a dreadful idea. b we can do it by saying he exclaimed the idea was dreadful c we can do it by saying: he gave an exclamation of disgust d he said how dreadful an idea it is 9 How do you report: He said: "damn" Choose one or more answers a he swore b he used a swear word c he showed his annoyance by using an imprecation d He said isaid that he was dammed Feedback 1 No need to backshift if the introductory verb isn't in the past 2 It is not always necessary to change time expressions in the reported speech 3 If the place in the reported speech is still the same, no need to change that

1

In statements, if the reporting verb is in present perfect,

a

You don't need to change the verb tense.

b

If the verb is in future you should put it in conditional.

c

Verbs have to be changed in their corresponding past tense.

d

If the verb is in past, you should put it in the past perfect

2

If you write tomorrow in the direct speech,

Choose one or more answers

a

you should write tomorrow in reported speech

b

You should write the following day in reported speech.

c

You should write the day before in reported speech.

d

you should write the day after in reported speech

3

Here becomes there

a

If you don't know what place is meant.

b

If it is clear which place is meant

4

When we are reporting questions...

Choose one or more answers

a

The subject is placed after the auxiliary

b

The subject is put after the main verb

c

You don't need to include an auxiliary verb

d

The word order is the same as the one in a statement.

5

When reporting questions, ...

Choose one or more answers

a

if there isn't a question word, we can only introduce the reported sentence with if.

b

if there ins't a question word, we can only introduce the reported sentence with whether

c

if there isn't a question word, we can introduce the reported sentence with either if or whether

d

if there isn't a question word, we should put it in the reported sentence.

6

When reporting orders

a

it is common to use a full infinitive

b

it is common to use a gerund

c

it is common to use a that clause

d

you can't use verbs like advice, remind, command, tell

7

When reporting orders

a

we should use an auxiliary for negative commands

b

we should use the word no for negative commands

c

we should use the word not followed by a full infinitive

d

we should use the word no followed by a gerund

8

To report "how dreadful"

Choose one or more answers

a

we can do it by saying he exclaimed that it was a dreadful idea.

b

we can do it by saying he exclaimed the idea was dreadful

c

we can do it by saying: he gave an exclamation of disgust

d

he said how dreadful an idea it is

9

How do you report: He said: "damn"

Choose one or more answers

a

he swore

b

he used a swear word

c

he showed his annoyance by using an imprecation

d

He said isaid that he was dammed

Feedback

1

No need to backshift if the introductory verb isn't in the past

2

It is not always necessary to change time expressions in the reported speech

3

If the place in the reported speech is still the same, no need to change that

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reported speechOnline version

by Ana María Sánchez

In statements, if the reporting verb is in present perfect,

If you write tomorrow in the direct speech,

Choose one or more answers

Here becomes there

When we are reporting questions...

Choose one or more answers

When reporting questions, ...

Choose one or more answers

When reporting orders

When reporting orders

To report "how dreadful"

Choose one or more answers

How do you report: He said: "damn"

Choose one or more answers

Feedback