Exercises on Reported Speech Rules

 

Reported Speech Exercises – Practise Quiz Exercises on Reported Speech Rules (True or False)

Exercises on Reported Speech Rules: This post gives an exercise on true or false questions on reported speech. These questions based on true or false on direct and indirect speech will help you understand and memorize all rules related to conversion of direct speech into indirect speech. So, go ahead and practice this test-

 

Identify whether the following are true or false-

1. In reported speech, we generally change direct speech into indirect speech.
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b.

2. Reported speech is also known as indirect speech.
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b.

3. The pronouns in indirect speech usually change from first or second person to third person.
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b.

4. Tenses in indirect speech never change.
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b.

5. "He says, 'I am happy'" becomes "He says he was happy" in reported speech.
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b.

6. In reported speech, "can" always changes to "could."
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b.

7. The sentence "They said, 'We don’t like chocolate'" becomes "They said they didn’t like chocolate."
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b.

8. "He said, 'I am busy today'" becomes "He said he was busy that day."
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b.

9. If the original statement refers to a universal truth, the tense remains unchanged in reported speech.
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b.

10. "They said, 'We will visit you'" becomes "They said they would visit me."
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b.

11. "He said, 'I have a car'" becomes "He said he had a car."
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b.

12. "She said, 'I will call you'" becomes "She said she will call me."
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b.

13. The sentence "I should go," she said becomes "She said she should go."
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b.

14. "They said, 'We need help'" becomes "They said they needed help."
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b.

15. "Don’t touch that!" becomes "He told me not to touch that."
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b.

16. "He said, 'You must be quiet!'" becomes "He said to be quiet."
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b.

17. Suggestions in reported speech are introduced with "suggested" or "recommended."
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b.

18. The modal verb "shall" changes to "should" in reported speech.
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b.

19. "He said, 'It might rain'" becomes "He said it might rain."
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b.

20. Reported speech is only used for written communication.
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b.


 

Conclusion

These true or false questions on reported speech are extremely useful for students. They can practise and test their knowledge of direct and indirect speech. Also, learners can gain knowledge of the basic concepts of reported speech.