CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: The girl said, "I may visit Lahore."
A. The girl said that I might visit Lahore.
B. The girl told that she might visit Lahore.
C. The girl said that she may visit Lahore.
D. The girl said that she might visit Lahore.
Correct Answer: D
A past reporting verb normally causes backshift; pronouns and demonstratives are also adjusted to the reporting context.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: The boy said, "I can solve this problem."
A. The boy said that I could solve this problem.
B. The boy told that he could solve that problem.
C. The boy said that he could solve that problem.
D. The boy said that he can solve this problem.
Correct Answer: C
A past reporting verb normally causes backshift; pronouns and demonstratives are also adjusted to the reporting context.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: She said, "I have lost my keys."
A. She said that she has lost her keys.
B. She told that she had lost her keys.
C. She said that I had lost my keys.
D. She said that she had lost her keys.
Correct Answer: D
A past reporting verb normally causes backshift; pronouns and demonstratives are also adjusted to the reporting context.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: He said, "I have finished the work."
A. He said that he had finished the work.
B. He said that he has finished the work.
C. He told that he had finished the work.
D. He said that I had finished the work.
Correct Answer: A
A past reporting verb normally causes backshift; pronouns and demonstratives are also adjusted to the reporting context.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: Sara said, "I know the answer."
A. Sara said that I knew the answer.
B. Sara told that she knew the answer.
C. Sara said that she knows the answer.
D. Sara said that she knew the answer.
Correct Answer: D
A past reporting verb normally causes backshift; pronouns and demonstratives are also adjusted to the reporting context.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: Ali said, "I need some help."
A. Ali told that he needed some help.
B. Ali said that he needs some help.
C. Ali said that he needed some help.
D. Ali said that I needed some help.
Correct Answer: C
A past reporting verb normally causes backshift; pronouns and demonstratives are also adjusted to the reporting context.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: She said, "I feel tired."
A. She said that she felt tired.
B. She told that she felt tired.
C. She said that I felt tired.
D. She said that she feels tired.
Correct Answer: A
A past reporting verb normally causes backshift; pronouns and demonstratives are also adjusted to the reporting context.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Direct and Indirect Narration
Change into indirect speech: He said, "I am busy."
A. He told that he was busy.
B. He said that I was busy.
C. He said that he is busy.
D. He said that he was busy.
Correct Answer: D
A past reporting verb normally causes backshift; pronouns and demonstratives are also adjusted to the reporting context.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In the sentence “Many applicants arrived early.”, what is the grammatical function/class of “Many”?
A. Preposition
B. Determiner
C. Conjunction
D. Pronoun
Correct Answer: B
“Many” functions as a determiner in this sentence.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In the sentence “Some information is still missing.”, what is the grammatical function/class of “Some”?
A. Determiner
B. Conjunction
C. Pronoun
D. Preposition
Correct Answer: A
“Some” functions as a determiner in this sentence.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In the sentence “Every room has a smoke detector.”, what is the grammatical function/class of “Every”?
A. Conjunction
B. Determiner
C. Pronoun
D. Preposition
Correct Answer: B
“Every” functions as a determiner in this sentence.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In the sentence “Those documents are confidential.”, what is the grammatical function/class of “Those”?
A. Conjunction
B. Pronoun
C. Preposition
D. Determiner
Correct Answer: D
“Those” functions as a determiner in this sentence.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In the sentence “Several officers attended the briefing.”, what is the grammatical function/class of “Several”?
A. Determiner
B. Preposition
C. Pronoun
D. Conjunction
Correct Answer: A
“Several” functions as a determiner in this sentence.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In the sentence “Each candidate must sign the attendance sheet.”, what is the grammatical function/class of “Each”?
A. Conjunction
B. Preposition
C. Determiner
D. Pronoun
Correct Answer: C
“Each” functions as a determiner in this sentence.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In the sentence “The glowing screen lit the dark room.”, what is the grammatical function/class of “glowing”?
A. Present Participle
B. Infinitive
C. Gerund
D. Adverb
Correct Answer: A
“glowing” functions as a present participle in this sentence.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In the sentence “The falling leaves covered the path.”, what is the grammatical function/class of “falling”?
A. Present Participle
B. Gerund
C. Adverb
D. Infinitive
Correct Answer: A
“falling” functions as a present participle in this sentence.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In the sentence “A smiling receptionist welcomed the visitors.”, what is the grammatical function/class of “smiling”?
A. Present Participle
B. Adverb
C. Gerund
D. Infinitive
Correct Answer: A
“smiling” functions as a present participle in this sentence.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In the sentence “The barking dog woke the neighbours.”, what is the grammatical function/class of “barking”?
A. Gerund
B. Present Participle
C. Adverb
D. Infinitive
Correct Answer: B
“barking” functions as a present participle in this sentence.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In the sentence “We watched the rising water with concern.”, what is the grammatical function/class of “rising”?
A. Gerund
B. Adverb
C. Present Participle
D. Infinitive
Correct Answer: C
“rising” functions as a present participle in this sentence.
CSS - PMS - Precis & Composition
Parts of Speech
In the sentence “The crying child was taken to his mother.”, what is the grammatical function/class of “crying”?
A. Present Participle
B. Adverb
C. Infinitive
D. Gerund
Correct Answer: A
“crying” functions as a present participle in this sentence.