CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Choose the correct indirect form: She said, "I need not go now."
A. She said that I did not need to go now.
B. She told that she had not needed go then.
C. She said that she did not need to go then.
D. She said that she need not went now.
Correct Answer: C
'Need not' may be reported as 'did not need to'; 'now' changes to 'then'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Choose the correct indirect form: He said, "I ought to obey my parents."
A. He said that he ought to obey his parents.
B. He said that he oughted to obey his parents.
C. He said that I should obey his parents.
D. He told that he had to obey my parents.
Correct Answer: A
'Ought to' normally remains unchanged.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Choose the correct indirect form: She said, "I must finish it today."
A. She said that I had to finish this day.
B. She said that she must finished it today.
C. She said that she had to finish it that day.
D. She told that she has to finish it that day.
Correct Answer: C
For an obligation tied to the past context, 'must' commonly changes to 'had to'; 'today' becomes 'that day'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Choose the correct indirect form: He said, "I may come tomorrow."
A. He said that he may come tomorrow.
B. He said that he might come the next day.
C. He told that he might come yesterday.
D. He said that I might come the following day.
Correct Answer: B
'May' changes to 'might' and 'tomorrow' to 'the next/following day'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: The captain said, "Let the gates be closed."
A. The captain ordered that the gates should be closed.
B. The captain suggested to close the gates.
C. The captain said that let the gates close.
D. The captain asked the gates to be closing.
Correct Answer: A
'Let + object + be' expressing an order is reported with 'ordered that ... should be'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: He said, "Let us go for a walk."
A. He said that let us go for a walk.
B. He proposed that they should go for a walk.
C. He ordered them to go for a walk.
D. He asked whether they went for a walk.
Correct Answer: B
'Let us' used as a suggestion becomes 'proposed/suggested that ... should'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: The old man said, "Would that I were young again!"
A. The old man wished that he were young again.
B. The old man said that he was young again.
C. The old man exclaimed with joy that he is young.
D. The old man asked to become young.
Correct Answer: A
'Would that' expresses a wish, so 'wished' is used.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: She said, "May you succeed!"
A. She wished that I might succeed.
B. She said that I may succeed.
C. She ordered me to succeed.
D. She asked whether I succeeded.
Correct Answer: A
A wish or prayer is reported with 'wished/prayed' and 'may' often changes to 'might'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: He said, "What a beautiful painting!"
A. He exclaimed that it is a beautiful painting.
B. He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful painting.
C. He said that what a beautiful painting it was.
D. He asked whether the painting was beautiful.
Correct Answer: B
An exclamatory sentence is changed into a statement using 'exclaimed'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: She said, "Hurrah! We have won the match."
A. She told that they have won the match.
B. She said hurrah that we had won.
C. She exclaimed with sorrow that they won the match.
D. She exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
Correct Answer: D
'Hurrah' expresses joy; present perfect changes to past perfect.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: He said, "Alas! I have lost my wallet."
A. He exclaimed with joy that he had lost his wallet.
B. He told sorrowfully that his wallet is lost.
C. He said alas that he lost his wallet.
D. He exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his wallet.
Correct Answer: D
'Alas' expresses sorrow; the exclamation becomes an assertive clause.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: The doctor said to him, "Take this medicine regularly."
A. The doctor said him to take this medicine regularly.
B. The doctor told him taking that medicine regularly.
C. The doctor advised that he took that medicine.
D. The doctor advised him to take that medicine regularly.
Correct Answer: D
Advice is reported with 'advised + object + to-infinitive'; 'this' changes to 'that'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: Father said to me, "Do not waste your time."
A. Father advised that I did not waste my time.
B. Father told me to not wasted my time.
C. Father said me not waste my time.
D. Father advised me not to waste my time.
Correct Answer: D
A negative command/advice uses 'not to + verb'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: He said to me, "Please help me."
A. He requested that help him.
B. He told me please to help him.
C. He requested me to help him.
D. He said that I should help me.
Correct Answer: C
A polite imperative is reported with 'requested + object + to-infinitive'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: The officer said to the soldiers, "March forward."
A. The officer ordered the soldiers to march forward.
B. The officer ordered that march forward.
C. The officer asked the soldiers that they marched forward.
D. The officer said the soldiers to march forward.
Correct Answer: A
A command is commonly reported with 'ordered + object + to-infinitive'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: Mother said to me, "Open the window."
A. Mother told me to open the window.
B. Mother asked that I opened the window.
C. Mother said me to open the window.
D. Mother told me that open the window.
Correct Answer: A
An imperative command changes to 'told/ordered + object + to-infinitive'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: He said to her, "Will you attend the meeting?"
A. He said her if she would attend the meeting.
B. He asked her would she attend the meeting.
C. He told her whether she will attend the meeting.
D. He asked her whether she would attend the meeting.
Correct Answer: D
Yes/no questions take 'if/whether'; 'will' changes to 'would'.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: The teacher said to the boy, "Why are you late?"
A. The teacher asked the boy why he was late.
B. The teacher said to the boy why he is late.
C. The teacher asked the boy that why he was late.
D. The teacher told the boy why was he late.
Correct Answer: A
Use 'asked' and statement word order: subject before verb.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: She said, "Where do you live?"
A. She said where I lived.
B. She asked where did I live.
C. She asked where I lived.
D. She asked that where I lived.
Correct Answer: C
A wh-question keeps the question word but uses statement word order.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
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Change into indirect speech: He said to me, "Do you know the answer?"
A. He asked me that did I know the answer.
B. He asked that I knew the answer.
C. He asked me if I knew the answer.
D. He told me if I know the answer.
Correct Answer: C
A yes/no question uses 'if' or 'whether', statement word order, and no question mark.