REPORTED SPEECH-5

1. He said, “I shall come.”

(a) He said that he shall come.

(b) He said that he might come.

(c) He said that he would come.

(d) He said that he should come.

C

2. The lady said, “ I saw the culprit.”

(a) The lady said that she had saw the culprit.

(b) The lady said that she had seen the culprit.

(c) The lady said that she saw the culprit.

(d) None of these

B

3. He told me that he ......... visit UK.

(a) will
(b) can
(c) may
(d) would

D

4. He replied that he will come.
Which is the incorrect word in the sentence?_

(a) he
(b) replied
(c) that
(d) will

D

5. Kannan said, “I wrote a letter.”

(a) Kannan said that he had written a letter.

(b) Kannan said that he has written a letter.

(c) Kannan said that he had been writing a letter.

(d) Kannan said that he had wrote a letter.

A

6. John said, “I went home yesterday with my sister.”

(a) John said that he went home the previous day with his sister.

(b) John said that he had gone home the previous day with his sister.

(c) John said that he had went home the previous day with his sister.

(d) John said that he had been gone home the previous day with his sister.

B

7. He said, “I must go at once.”

(a) He said that he had to go at once.

(b) He said that he would go at once.

(c) He said that he must have gone at once.

(d) He said that he had had to go at once.

A

8. He said to me, “You alone can save her.”

(a) He said that I alone can save her.

(b) He said that you alone can save her.

(c) He told me that I alone could save her.

(d) He told me that I alone can save her.

C

9. Tom said, “I am leaving for Madras tomorrow.”

(a) Tom said to he was leaving for Madras the next day.

(b) Tom said that he was leaving for Madras tomorrow.

(c) Tom said he is leaving for Madras the previous day.

(d) Tom said that he was leaving for Madras the next day.

D

10. She said that her husband ............ her a gold necklace.

(a) will buy

(b) would buy

(c) is going to buy

(d) bought

B