Reported Speech and Voice Quiz

Which option correctly transforms this direct speech into reported speech? "I have been living in Edinburgh for twenty years," she declared proudly.

1. She declared proudly that she had been living in Edinburgh for twenty years.
2. She declared proudly that she has been living in Edinburgh for twenty years.
3. She declared proudly that she had lived in Edinburgh for twenty years.
4. She declared proudly that she was living in Edinburgh for twenty years.

Answer: (a) She declared proudly that she had been living in Edinburgh for twenty years.

Choose the sentence with the grammatically correct sequence of passive voices:

1. The case was examined by the committee and they reached a verdict yesterday.
2. The case was examined by the committee and a verdict was reached yesterday.
3. The committee examined the case and a verdict was reached yesterday.
4. The case was examined and the committee reached a verdict yesterday.

Answer: (c) The committee examined the case and a verdict was reached yesterday.

Which option correctly reports the command: "Please submit your assignments by Friday," the professor instructed.

1. The professor instructed that they should please submit their assignments by Friday.
2. The professor instructed them to please submit their assignments by Friday.
3. The professor instructed that the assignments should be submitted by Friday.
4. The professor instructed the students to submit their assignments by Friday.

Answer: (d) The professor instructed the students to submit their assignments by Friday.

Choose the correctly transformed sentence from active to passive: Someone will have updated the software by the time you log in tomorrow.

1. By the time you will log in tomorrow, the software would have been updated.
2. By the time you log in tomorrow, the software will have updated by someone.
3. The software will have been updated by the time you log in tomorrow.
4. The software will be updated by the time you log in tomorrow.

Answer: (c) The software will have been updated by the time you log in tomorrow.

Which option correctly reports: "What would you have done if you had been in my position?" she enquired.

1. She enquired what would I have done if I had been in her position.
2. She enquired what I would have done if I had been in her position.
3. She enquired what would you have done if you had been in her position.
4. She enquired what I would have done had I been in her position.

Answer: (b) She enquired what I would have done if I had been in her position.

Choose the correct transformation into indirect speech. Why are you shouting?’ he asked her.

1. He asked her why is she shouting.
2. He asked her why she shouted.
3. He asked her why was she shouting.
4. He asked her why she was shouting.

Answer: (d) He asked her why she was shouting.

Choose the correct passive transformation of: By next month, they will have completed all the renovations.

1. By next month, all the renovations will have been completed.
2. All the renovations will have been completed by next month.
3. By next month, all the renovations will be completed.
4. By next month, there will have been a completion of all the renovations.

Answer: (b) All the renovations will have been completed by next month.

Which option correctly shifts all time references in reported speech: 'Last week I decided I will visit my aunt next month,' he mentioned.

1. He mentioned that the previous week he had decided he will visit his aunt next month.
2. He mentioned that last week he had decided he would visit his aunt next month.
3. He mentioned that the previous week he decided he will visit his aunt the following month.
4. He mentioned that the previous week he had decided he would visit his aunt the following month.

Answer: (d) He mentioned that the previous week he had decided he would visit his aunt the following month.

Which sentence correctly transforms to passive voice: 'Someone might have tampered with the evidence before the police arrived.'

1. The evidence might have been tampered with before the police arrived.
2. The evidence might had been tampered with before the police arrived.
3. With the evidence, someone might have tampered before the police arrived.
4. Before the police arrived, the evidence might be tampered with.

Answer: (a) The evidence might have been tampered with before the police arrived.

Select the correctly reported version of: 'Can you tell me where the nearest post office is?' she asked the shopkeeper.

1. She asked the shopkeeper could he tell her where the nearest post office was.
2. She asked the shopkeeper if he could tell her where was the nearest post office.
3. She asked the shopkeeper if he could tell her where the nearest post office was.
4. She asked the shopkeeper can he tell her where the nearest post office is.

Answer: (c) She asked the shopkeeper if he could tell her where the nearest post office was.