Narration exercises with Answers

  • 43. My father said to me, "It might rain yesterday".

    1. My father told me that it may have rain the previous day.
    2. My father told me that it would rain the previous day.
    3. My father told me that it might rain the previous day.
    4. My father told me that it could rain the previous day.
    Answer :

    Option C

  • 44. Sahil said to his friends, "Lets go to the park."

    1. Sahil suggested to his friends that we should go to the park.
    2. Sahil requested to his friends that we should go to the park.
    3. Sahil suggested to his friends that we would go to the park.
    4. Sahil suggested to his friends that we have to go to the park.
    Answer :

    Option A

    Explanation:

    Note: We can also use "Sahil proposed to" in place of "Sahil suggested to"

  • 45. Captain said, "Bravo ! We have won the match."

    1. Captain exclaimed with joy that they have won the match.
    2. Captain exclaimed that they had won the match.
    3. Captain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
    4. Captain exclaimed with surprise that they had won the match.
    Answer :

    Option C

  • 46. Deepak said to me, "I had finished the coffee."

    1. Deepak told me that he had finished the coffee.
    2. Deepak told me that he had been finished the coffee.
    3. Deepak told me that he had finish the coffee.
    4. Deepak told me that he finished the coffee.
    Answer :

    Option A

    Explanation:

    When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Perfect Tense", then we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

  • 47. The MLA said to people, "Ladies and gentlemen, your vote is my real power."

    1. The MLA said that people your vote will my real power.
    2. The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that your vote will be my real power.
    3. The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that their vote is my real power.
    4. The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that their vote was his real power.
    5. Some countries ruled by dictators maintain peaceful relations with their neighbours
    6. Despite the presence of a world superpower, many countries continue to fight wars with their neighbours.
    7. War has existed from the beginning of recorded history.
    8. After the nations of the world form an authoritative world court, wars decrease dramatically.
    Answer :

    Option

  • 48. Rahul said to Shusheela, "I had to reach there".

    1. Rahul told Susheela that he has to reach there.
    2. Rahul told Susheela that he would have to reach there.
    3. Rahul told Susheela that he had to reach there.
    4. Rahul told Susheela that he had had to reach there.
    Answer :

    Option D

  • 49. He said to me, " I had to finish this first."

    1. He told me that he has to finish this first.
    2. He told me that he have to finish this first.
    3. He told me that he had had to finish this first.
    4. He told me that he had to finish this first.
    Answer :

    Option C

    Explanation:

    When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "had to" after subject + First Verb.
    Then we change "had to" to "had had to" + First verb.

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