MCQ
21. He said, "Let me have some milk". The indirect form of this sentence is
He told that he let have some milk
He said that he had some milk
He replied that he should have some milk.
He desired that he might have some milk.
He said that he had let me some milk.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reported speech 'let me' দিয়ে শুরু হলে Indirect speech-এ Reporting verb-said, wished/desired হবে। এবং that + sub + might + v₁.... হবে।
22. He said, "I shall go to office". Indirect form is-
He said that he shall go to office.
He said that he would go to office.
He said that he will go to office.
He said that he should go to office.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reported speech এ future indefinite থাকলে shall বা will এর স্থলে would ব্যবহৃত হবে। আর sub reported verb-এর sub অনুযায়ী পরিবর্তিত হবে। সুতরাং প্রদত্ত বাক্যটির indirect form হলো He said that he would go to office.
23. "If you don't keep quiet I shall punish you", he said to her in a calm voice. The indirect sentence is-
He warned her to punish if she didn't keep quiet calmly.
He said calmly that I would punish you don't be quiet.
He warned her calmly that he would punish her if she didn't keep quiet.
Calmly he warned her that be quiet or else he will have to punish her.
He said to her whether he would punish her.
24. He said, "I have been working since sunrise."
He said that he was worked fo sunrise.
He said that he has been woring since sunrise.
He said that he is woring since sunrise
He said that he had been working since sunrise.
ব্যাখ্যা: সাধারণত Direct speech এর বাক্যটি যদি present perfect continuous tense এর হয় তাহলে indirect speech এ বাক্যটিকে past perfect continuous-এ রূপান্তর করতে হয়। অপশন 'ঘ'-তে ব্যবহৃত বাক্যটি past perfect continuous এ আছে তাই সঠিক উত্তর (ঘ)।
25. Angel said, "I bought a pen yesterday."
Angel said that she had bought a pen the day before.
Angel said that I had bought a pen the day before.
Angel said that she bought a pen the day before.
Angel said that she has bought a pen today.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reporting verbটি past tense-এ এবং reported speechটি past indefinite tense-এ হলে তা পরিবর্তিত হয়ে past perfect tense-এ হয় এবং subject টিও reporting verb-এর sub অনুযায়ী পরিবর্তিত হবে। সুতরাং সঠিক উত্তর (ক)।
26. "I don't know the way. Do you?" She asked.
She said that she didn't know the way and did I know it.
She said that she didn't know the way and asked me if I did.
She told that she was not knowing the way, but wondered if I knew.
She asked me if I knew the way which she didn't.
ব্যাখ্যা: 'I don't know the way. Do you?' She asked-এর indirect speech হলো She said that she didn't know the way and asked me if I did.
27. What will be the indirect form of the sentence following sentence? He said 'I am well'
He said that I was well.
He said that he is well.
He said that he was well.
He said that I am well.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reporting verb past tense-এ থাকায় reported speechটি indirect form-এ present indefinite থেকে past indefinite tense-এ রূপান্তরিত হবে আর reported speech- এর sub reported verb-এর sub অনুযায়ী পরিবর্তিত হবে। সুতরাং সঠিক indirect form: He said that he was well!
28. Turn into the indirect form of speech: "How cruel the boss is!" said the clerk.
The clerk said that the boss was very cruel.
The clerk exclaimed that the boss was very cruel.
The clerk told that the boss is very cruel.
The clerk describe that the boss was very cruel.
ব্যাখ্যা: Exclamatory sentenceটির indirect narration-এর structure হলো subject + exclaimed + that + reported speech-এর sub + reporting verb অনুযায়ী verb form + very/great + adjective.
29. The Captain ordered the soldiers to march on' বাক্যটির direct speech:
The Captain asked, 'Soldiers, march on.'
The Captain said, to the soldiers, 'Please march on.'
The Captain said, 'Soldiers, I ask you to march on.'
The Captain said to the soldiers, 'March on.'
ব্যাখ্যা: Reporting verb-এ said to somebody বসে। আর order থাকাতে reported speech এ imperative sentence ব্যবহৃত হবে। সুতরাং সঠিক direct speech হলো The captain said to the soldiers, 'March on' .
30. Turn into the indirect form of speech: Rimon said, "This is my book."
Rimon said that this is her book.
Rimon told that this is her book.
Rimon told that this was her book.
Rimon said that this was her book.
ব্যাখ্যা: Indirect narration-এর ক্ষেত্রে tell/say দুটি ব্যবহার করা যায় তবে যদি indirect object (ব্যক্তিবাচক) থাকে তাহলে tell ব্যবহৃত হবে, না হলে say ব্যবহৃত হবে। আর reporting verb-এর কর্তা এবং verb অনুযায়ী reported speech-এর verb এবং pronoun পরিবর্তিত হবে। সুতরাং সঠিক উত্তর Rimon said that this was her book.
31. The indirect speech of the sentence- "I have been teaching English for 7 years", She said-is.
She said, she was teaching English for 7 years.
She said that he had been teaching English for 7 years.
She was saying that she had been teaching English for 7 year.
She said that she had been teaching English for 7 years.
32. Choose the indirect speech of the following: The stranger said to me, "Could you help me?"
The stranger asked me if I could help him.
The stranger said to me if I could help him.
The stranger asked me if I might help him.
The stranger told me to help him.
ব্যাখ্যা: Auxiliary verb দ্বারা question করলে reporting verb টি 'ask' হয় আর reported speech টি Affirmative করার জন্য if/whether দ্বারা শুরু করতে হয়।
33. Turn into the direct form of speech: 'Rimi said that her brother was getting married."
Rimi said, "Her brother is getting married."
Rimi told, "Her brother is getting married."
Rimi said, "My brother is getting married."
Rimi said, "My brother was getting married."
ব্যাখ্যা: Indirect speech থেকে direct speech-এ রূপান্তরের ক্ষেত্রে tense, pronoun-এর পরিবর্তন হবে এবং that উঠে যাবে এবং reported speech টি inverted comma-এর মাঝে বসবে। সুতরাং সঠিক answer: Rimi said, "My brother is getting married."
34. The man said, "No, I refused to confer guilt."
The man empathically refused to confer guilt.
The man was stubborn enough to confer guilt.
The man refused to confers his guilt.
The man told that he did not confers guilt.
ব্যাখ্যা: 'জোড়ালোভাবে প্রত্যাখ্যান' বোঝাতে Indirect Narration-এ 'refuse' verb-এর পূর্বে 'emphatically' adverb-টি ব্যবহৃত হয়।
35. He said to me, "Where were you staying when you were in Dhaka?" The correct indirect speech is:
He asked me where I was staying when I was in Dhaka.
He asked me where I had been staying when I was in Dhaka.
He asked me where I had been staying when I had been in Dhaka.
He asked me where I stayed when I was in Dhaka.
36. Choose the indirect speech of the sentence. He said to me "Thank you"
He thanks you
He thanked you
He thanks you
He thanked me.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reporting verb past tense-এ থাকায় বাক্যটির indirect narration হবে He thanked me । এখানে me object টি reporting verb-এর object অনুসারে পরিবর্তিত হয়েছে।
37. He told, "Do the work."
He said that do the work.
He requested doing the work.
He asked to do the work.
He told doing the work.
ব্যাখ্যা: প্রশ্নে প্রদত্ত বাক্যটি একটি Imperative sentence যেটাকে Indirect speech এ রুপান্তর করতে যে নিয়মটি অনুসরণ করতে হবে: Sub: + ask/order/command/ request + inverted কমা উঠে গিয়ে to + Reported speech এর মূল verb + object। সুতরাং উক্ত নিয়ম অনুসারে সঠিক উত্তর (গ)।
38. 'He said that he had done the work'. The direct speech is-
He said, 'I will do the work.'
He said, 'The work will be done by me.'
He said, 'I do the work.'
He said, 'He did the work.'
ব্যাখ্যা: Indirect speech এ that clauseটি past perfect tense এ হওয়ায় direct speech এ সেটি reported speech এ রূপান্তর হবে এবং speechটি past indefinite tense এ হবে। সুতরাং সঠিক direct speech হলো He said, 'He did the work' .
39. He said, 'I went to Tangail.' (Indirrect)
He said that had he gone to Tangail.
He said that I had gone to Tangail.
He said that he had gone to Tangail.
He said that he went to Tangail.
ব্যাখ্যা: Past Indefinite tense indirrect narration-past perfect tense-এ রূপান্তরিত হয়। আর reported speech-এর sub first person হলে তা reporting verb-এর sub অনুযায়ী পরিবর্তিত হয়। সুতরাং প্রদত্ত বাক্যটির indirect narration : He said that he had gone to Tangail.
40. The indirect form of the sentence, He said, 'We cannot be quite happy in this life' should be
He said that we could not be quite happy in this life.
He said that we cannot be quite happy in this life.
He said that they cannot be quite happy in this life.
He said that they could not be quite happy in this life.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reported speech টি চিরসত্য হওয়ায় indirect-এ রূপান্তরের সময় sub এবং verb পরিবর্তন হবে না। Reporting verb এবং reported speech-এর মাঝে শুধু that বসিয়ে indirect form করতে হবে। সুতরাং প্রদত্ত বাক্যটির indirect form হলো: He said that we cannot be quite happy in this life.