MCQ
1541. Razzak called me a liar. Make direct speech.
Razzak said to me, "You were a liar".
Razzak says to me, "You are a liar".
Razzak told me, "You are a liar".
Razzak said to me, "You are a liar".
ব্যাখ্যা: Called past form-এ থাকায় reporting verb past tense-এ হবে আর direct speech-এ said to ব্যবহৃত হবে। এছাড়া reported speechটি present tense-এ হবে। সুতরাং প্রদত্ত বাক্যটির indirect narration হলো: Razzak said to me, 'You are a liar.'
1542. Change the speech: "May God bless you."
He wished that God might bless him.
He wished to me that God might bless him.
He wished that God might bless me.
He prayed that God might bless me.
1543. 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)।
1544. The indirect speech of- 'Will you buy hair?' asked Della.
Della asked if she would buy her hair.
Della asked will you buy hair?
Della asked will she buy her hair.
Della asked if she will buy her hair
1545. 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)।
1546. My friend said to me, 'Go home at once.'
My friend asked me go home at once
My friend asked me to go home at once
My friend told me to went home at once
My friend said me go home at once
ব্যাখ্যা: Imperative বাক্যকে indirect narration-এ রূপান্তরের ক্ষেত্রে to + verb-এর base form বসে। কখনো কখনো order, request কিংবা advise-এর পরিবর্তে ask ও ব্যবহৃত হয়। সুতরাং বাক্যটির সঠিক indirect narration : My friend asked me to go home at once I
1547. 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।
1548. The boy said, "I am hungry." The indirect speech is
The boy said that he is hungry.
The boy said that he had been hungry.
The boy said that he was hungry.
The boy says that he is hungry.
ব্যাখ্যা: Assertive sentence কে Indirect করার সময় inverted comma উঠে that বসে এবং Reported Speech এর verb present form এ থাকলে তা past form হয়।
1549. My father said to me, "Do you know that Mr. Selim was a valiant freedom Fighter?" Choose the right indirect speech of the sentence-
My father asked me know that Mr Selim was a valiant freedom fighter.
My father asked me whether I had known that Mr. Selim had a valiant freedom fighter.
My father asked me if I knew that Mr. Selim had been a valiant freedom fighter.
My father had asked me if I knew that Mr Selim was a valiant freedom fighter.
1550. Shilpi said Ryan, do not do it.- Change the speech.
Shilpi prohibited Ryan to do it.
Shilpi ordered Ryan to do it.
Shilpi proposed Ryan not done that.
Shilpi begged Ryan to do it.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reported speechটি negative imperative বাক্য হওয়ায় Indirect narration-এর structure হবে: Sub + prohibited + ob + to + verb-এর base form + extension | সুতরাং সঠিক indirect speech হলো : Shilpi prohibited Ryan to do it .
1551. Mother said to me, 'Do not tell a lie.' Change into indirect narration.
Mother frightened me not to tell a lie.
Mother suggested me to not tell a lie.
Mother advised me not to tell a lie.
Mother warned me to not to tell a lie.
ব্যাখ্যা: 'Do not tell a lie' negative imperative বাক্যটি দ্বারা উপদেশ দেয়া বোঝাচ্ছে। সুতরাং বাক্যটির indirect naration-এর structure sub + advised + ob + not to + verb- এর present form + বাকি অংশ।
1552. Change the speech : The teacher said to me, "Respect your elders."
The teacher ordered me to respect my elders.
The teacher advised me to respect his elders.
The teacher advised me to respect my elders.
The teacher advised me to respect your elders.
ব্যাখ্যা: Imperative sentence যুক্ত speechকে indirect করার সময় Reported speech কে to দ্বারা যুক্ত করতে হয়।
1553. 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।
1554. He said, "Good morning, can you help me."
He wished him good morning and asked whether he could help him.
He wished him good morning and asked for help.
He told good morning and asked whether he can help him.
He wished him good morning and requested to help him.
ব্যাখ্যা: Reported speech-এ good morning এবং interrogative বাক্য থাকলে structure হবে sub + wished + someone + good morning + and + asked + whether/if + sub + can-এর past
form could + প্রশ্নবোধক বাক্যের sub-এর বাকি অংশ। সুতরাং সঠিক indirect narration (ক)।
1555. 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.
1556. The headmaster says, "The Inspector will visit our school at 11 am today."
The Headmaster says that the Inspector will visit their school at 11 am today.
The Headmaster said that the inspector will visit their school at 11 am today.
The Headmaster said that the Inspector is being visit their school at 11 am today.
The Headmaster said tha today at 11 am the Inspector must visit their school
ব্যাখ্যা: Reporting verb present tense-এ হলে indirect narration-এ রূপান্তরের ক্ষেত্রে reported speech-এর verb পরিবর্তন হবে না। সুতরাং সঠিক উত্তর (ক)।
1557. 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।
1558. 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.
1559. The captive said that - .
he will have a cup of tea because he wasn't hungry
would have had a cup of tea because he wasn't hungry
he would have have a cup of tea because he wasn't hungry
he would have a cup of tea because he wasn't hungry
1560. "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.