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Piyush Kumar Singh
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Top 10 Most Important Change Speech Verbal Problems.

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Q1. Convert to indirect speech: "I wish I had listened to my father's advice," said Robert, sighing deeply.

  • Robert sighed deeply and wished if he had listened to his father's advice.
  • Robert sighed deeply and wished that he had listened to his father's advice.
  • Robert sighed deeply and wished he would have listened to his father's advice.
  • Robert sighed deeply and wished he has listened to his father's advice.

Q2. Choose the correct indirect speech for multiple speakers: "Let's go to the beach," said Tom. "No, it's too cold," replied Mary. "How about tomorrow?" suggested Tom.

  • Tom suggested going to the beach. Mary refused, saying that it was too cold, whereupon Tom suggested going the following day.
  • Tom said to go to the beach. Mary said no because it was too cold. Tom asked about tomorrow.
  • Tom suggested that they should go to the beach but Mary refused it for being too cold, then Tom suggested about tomorrow.
  • Tom suggested going to the beach but Mary refused saying it was too cold, so Tom suggested going the next day.

Q3. Convert to direct speech: The teacher inquired whether anyone had seen her glasses, adding that she had left them somewhere in the classroom the previous day.

  • Did anyone see my glasses that I left somewhere in the classroom yesterday?" asked the teacher.
  • Did anyone see my glasses? I had left them somewhere in the classroom yesterday," said the teacher.
  • Has anyone seen my glasses? I had left them somewhere in this classroom yesterday," asked the teacher.
  • Has anyone seen my glasses? I left them somewhere in this classroom yesterday," asked the teacher.

Q4. Select the correctly reported speech for this conditional statement: "If I had known about the meeting, I would have attended it," Jane told her boss.

  • Jane told her boss that she would have attended the meeting if she knew about it.
  • Jane told her boss that if she had known about the meeting, she would have attended it.
  • Jane told her boss that had she known about the meeting, she would attend it.
  • Jane told her boss if she knew about the meeting, she would have attended it.

Q5. Transform this mixed time reference: "I have been waiting here since 2 o'clock, and if you don't come by 6, I will leave," she messaged.

  • She messaged she has been waiting there since 2 o'clock, and if he doesn't come by 6, she will leave.
  • She messaged that she was waiting there since 2 o'clock, and if he wouldn't come by 6, she would leave.
  • She messaged that she had been waiting there since 2 o'clock and would leave if he didn't arrive by 6.
  • She messaged that she had been waiting there since 2 o'clock, and if he didn't come by 6, she would leave.

Q6. Convert this complex emotional expression: "Oh, how I wish you would stop interrupting me!" exclaimed Sarah irritably.

  • Sarah exclaimed irritably that she wished he would stop interrupting her.
  • Sarah exclaimed with irritation that she wished they would stop interrupting her.
  • Sarah exclaimed irritably that she wished I stopped interrupting her.
  • Sarah exclaimed irritably that she wished I would stop interrupting her.

Q7. Choose the correct indirect speech for this complex imperative: "Please, do try to be punctual next time, won't you?" the interviewer said to the candidate.

  • The interviewer politely asked the candidate to try to be punctual next time.
  • The interviewer politely asked the candidate if he would try to be punctual the next time.
  • The interviewer politely requested that the candidate try to be punctual the next time and asked for confirmation.
  • The interviewer requested the candidate to try to be punctual the next time.

Q8. Transform this reported speech back to direct: The witness testified that he had been walking his dog when he had heard what he thought might have been gunshots.

  • I had been walking my dog when I had heard what I thought might be gunshots," testified the witness.
  • I had been walking my dog when I heard what I thought might have been gunshots," testified the witness.
  • I was walking my dog when I heard what I thought might have been gunshots," testified the witness.
  • I was walking my dog when I heard what I thought might be gunshots," testified the witness.

Q9. Convert to indirect speech: "I wish I had listened to my father's advice," said Robert, sighing deeply.

  • Robert sighed deeply and wished if he had listened to his father's advice.
  • Robert sighed deeply and wished that he had listened to his father's advice.
  • Robert sighed deeply and wished he would have listened to his father's advice.
  • Robert sighed deeply and wished he has listened to his father's advice.

Q10. Choose the correct indirect speech for multiple speakers: "Let's go to the beach," said Tom. "No, it's too cold," replied Mary. "How about tomorrow?" suggested Tom.

  • Tom suggested going to the beach. Mary refused, saying that it was too cold, whereupon Tom suggested going the following day.
  • Tom said to go to the beach. Mary said no because it was too cold. Tom asked about tomorrow.
  • Tom suggested that they should go to the beach but Mary refused it for being too cold, then Tom suggested about tomorrow.
  • Tom suggested going to the beach but Mary refused saying it was too cold, so Tom suggested going the next day.

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