English MCQ
2261. The teacher said, 'Twice two makes four.' (Make it indirect)
The teacher told that twice two makes four.
The teacher said that twice two made four.
The teacher advised that twice two makes four.
The teacher suggested that twice two had made four.
2262. Change into indirect speech: 'Are you alone, my son?' asked a soft voice close behind me.
What I was doing there alone was asked by a soft voice.
A soft voice told me as his son and asked whether I was alone.
A soft voice form my behind asked me if I was alone.
Addressing me as his son a soft voice asked if I was alone.
ব্যাখ্যা: Direct speech এ my son দ্বারা সম্বোধন করা বোঝানোর কারণে addressing me as his son ব্যবহৃত হবে। সুতরাং বাক্যটির সঠিক indirect narration : Addressing me as his son a soft voice asked if I was alone I
2263. Select the correct narration of the sentence 'He said to me that I might come with him'.
He said to me, 'You may come with me'.
He said to me, 'I may come with him'.
He said to me, 'He may go with me',
He said to me, 'I could go with him'.
ব্যাখ্যা: প্রদত্ত বাক্যটিতে that তুলে দিয়ে reporting verb এবং reported speech দুটি অর্থে বিভক্ত করতে হবে। That পরবর্তী clause এর sub এবং ০৮ পরিবর্তিত হবে আর might may তে রূপান্তরিত হবে। সুতরাং বাক্যটির সঠিক narration হলো He said to me, "You may come with me."
2264. He asked her, 'How long have you lived here?'
He asked her how long she lived there.
He asked her how long she lived there.
He asked her how long she had lived there.
He asked her how long she had been living there.
2265. Choose the appropriate reporting speech: Sara promised Sana, '-'
'I will like the new movie.'
'I will certainly help you tomorrow.'
'I will definitely dream about you tonight.'
'I will win the lottery and share the money with you.'
ব্যাখ্যা: Reported verb হিসেবে promise থাকাতে বোঝা যাচ্ছে যে reported speech-টি দ্বারা অঙ্গীকার বোঝাবে এমন বাক্য প্রয়োজন যা কেবল will certainly help you tomorrow দ্বারা সম্ভব। যার অর্থ আমি তোমাকে আগামীকাল অবশ্যই সাহায্য করব। তাছাড়া অন্যান্য বাক্যগুলো দ্বারা অঙ্গীকার প্রকাশ পায় না।
2266. Change the narration. He said to me, 'Let us go home together.
He proposed to me to go home together.
He proposed to me that we should go home together.
He asked me to go home together.
He urged me to go home with him.
2267. He said to me, 'Do you know me? Its indirect speech is :
He asked me if I know him
He said do I know him
He asked me if I knew him
He asked me if did know him
ব্যাখ্যা: Wh question বিহীন interrogative বাক্যের indirect narration-এর ক্ষেত্রে if বা whether ব্যবহৃত হবে আর present indefinite tense-এ থাকলে তা past indifinite tense হবে এবং reporting verb said, asked-এ রূপান্তরিত হবে। সুতরাং সঠিক indirect narration- He asked me if I knew him |
2268. 'I will have a cup of tea', my father said. (Make it indirect)
My father said that he will have a cup of tea.
My father said that he would have had a cup of tea.
My father said that he had a cup of tea.
My father said that he would have a cup of tea.
2269. The correct indirect speech of - he said to me, 'Never move very fast.'
He forbade me to move very fast.
He requested me not to move very fast.
He said to me that I should not move very fast.
He told me don't move very fast.
2270. He said to one, "Is not your name Ahmed?" (Make it indirect)
I told him that his name is Ahmed.
He enquired one if his name was not Ahmed.
He enquired one if his name was not Ahmed.
He said that his name was Ahmed.
2271. A waitress asked me if I would like to have a cup of tea. (Make it direct)
A waitress asked me, "Would you like to have a cup of tea?"
A waitress told me, "Would you like to have a cup of tea?"
A waitress wanted to know, "Would you like to have a cup of tea?"
A waitress said to me, "Would you like to have a cup of tea?"
2272. Choose the appropriate reporting verb : 'She (said) that I should take a holiday'
informed
advised
told
requested
ব্যাখ্যা: That-এর পরে I should take a holiday থাকাতে বোঝায় যে ব্রাকেটযুক্ত verbটির জায়গায় advise বা suggest বসবে। কেননা advise বা suggest দ্বারা পরামর্শ প্রকাশ করায় that-এর পর should modal verbটি ব্যবহৃত হয়।
2273. Nila said, 'I must write a letter' The Indirect Speech-
Nila said that she had to write a letter.
Nila said that she has to write a letter.
Nila proposed to wrote a letter.
Nila said that she is going to write a letter.
2274. He said to his master, 'Forgive me, sir'. The indirect speech is -
He begged his master to forgive him.
He requested his master to forgive him.
He beggad master for forgive him.
He requested master for forgiving him.
2275. Change the form of speech : They said, 'We cannot live without air'.-
They said that human cannot live without air.
They said that we cannot live without air.
They said that it is not possible to live without air.
They realized that people could not live without air.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reported speechটি চিরসত্য কথা তাই indirect narration এর ক্ষেত্রে verb-এর রূপ পরিবর্তন হবে না, সুতরাং প্রদত্ত বাক্যটির indirect narration : They said that we can not live without air.
2276. She says, 'I did not finish my homework'. (Make it indirect)
She says that she had not finish her homework.
She says that she did not finish her homework.
She says that she was not finish her homework.
She says that she had not been finishing her homework.
2277. What is the indirect speech of 'He said to her, 'Who is your favourite singer?
He asked who her favourite painter was.
He asked her who her favourite painter is.
He asked her who her favourite painter (singer হবে) was.
He asks her who her favourite painter was.
2278. He confessed with regret that he had been very foolish. (Make it direct)
He said, 'Alas! How foolish I have been?'
He explained, 'Alas! How foolish I have been?'
He said, 'Alas! How foolish I was?'
He explained, 'Alas! How foolish I was?'
2279. Teacher said to me, 'May God bless you'. Choose the correction of indirrect speech.
Teacher wished so that may God bless me.
Teacher prayed so that may-God bless me.
Teacher prayed that God might bless me.
Teacher wished that God might bless me.
2280. I said to the man, 'Who are you?'-What is the reported speech?
I asked the man who he was.
I asked the man who was he.
I asked the man who was he?
I asked the man who is he.