Question 1

Change the direct into indirect narration:Rashi said, &#34;My mother is my best friend.&#34;

Accepted Answer

The first rule for changing direct into indirect speech is: When the reporting or principal verb is in past tense, all the present tense verbs in the direct speech (given in quotes) are changed to the corresponding past tense. In the given sentence, the principal verb, 'said' is in simple past tense. Hence, the verbs inside the quotes are changed from simple present tense into simple past tense. Hence, the verb, 'is' in direct speech is changed to 'was' in indirect speech. The second rule is: The pronouns in the direct speech (inside quotes) are changed so that it represents the relation with the reporter and not the speaker.  So, the words, 'my mother' and 'my best friend' are changed to 'her mother' and 'her best friend' in indirect speech ('her' is used as Rashi is a the name of a feminine noun). The indirect narration of the given sentence is:  'Rashi said that her mother was her best friend'. Hence, option C is correct. Option A: The verb 'is' is not changed to past tense. The pronoun 'my' in 'my mother' and 'my best friend' are not converted to 'her'. Hence, this is incorrect. Option B is incorrect as the pronoun 'my' in 'my mother' and 'my best friend' are not converted to 'her'. Option D: The reporting or principle verb 'said' has been changed to 'thinks'. The two verbs carry different meanings and cannot be substituted, one for another. Hence, this option is incorrect.

Question 2

Change the following statement into indirect speech.My father said to me, &#34;What have you done with all the money I gave you?&#34;

Accepted Answer

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker&#8217;s exact words.Option C is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used and 'had given' is used because the given question is in the simple present tense.Options A,B, and D are wrong as 'told','I', and 'told' cannot be used respectively.The correct answer is C)My father asked me what I had done with all the money he had given me.

Question 3

Change the negative sentence into an affirmative sentence without changing the meaning:I do not believe you.

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A negative sentence is the opposite of an affirmative (positive sentence) and expresses an opposing idea. It contains a negative word like 'no', 'not', 'never' etc along with the main verb or words like 'nobody', 'no one', etc. An affirmative (or positive) sentence does not contain any such negative word. When we change a negative sentence by removing the negative word, we must take care that the verb is modified by using a word opposite in meaning.Option A: This is an affirmative sentence which does not contain any negative word. The verb, 'believe' has been changed to its opposite word, 'disbelieve'. This sentence communicates the same meaning as the original sentence. Hence, this option is correct.Options B, C and D are incorrect as these sentences contain the negative words, ''cannot', /'not'. Hence these are all negative sentences.

Question 4

Change the following statement into indirect speech.The teacher said to the student, &#34;Do not talk nonsense.&#34;

Accepted Answer

Indirect Speech is used to report something in our own words. In case of order, the pattern for converting direct speech to reported speech is verb + indirect object + to-clause. The indirect object is the person spoken to. Verbs in case of order can be command, order, warn, forbid.Thus, the sentence would be - The teacher forbade the student to talk nonsense.  Hence, option B is the correct answer.

Question 5

Rewrite the sentence by replacing the underlined word with a noun.She is a very intelligent person.

Accepted Answer

Option A is incorrect since the sentence has been changed. Option B is incorrect since &#34;intelligent&#34; is an adjective in the sentence. The noun form of &#34;intelligent&#34; is &#34;intelligence&#34; which is present in option C. Therefore, C is correct while option D is wrong.

Question 6

Change the following statement into indirect speech.The teacher said, &#34;The Earth moves round the Sun.&#34; [Intermediate]

Accepted Answer

A universal truth sentence is that which has:An accepted factA general truthHabitual actionsFor universal truth sentences, the reported speech is not changed to convert direct speech to indirect speech. Inverted commas are removed.The given sentence in indirect speech would be: The teacher said that the Earth moves round the Sun. Here, 'the Earth moves round the Sun' is the universal truth. Thus, option A is the correct answer.

Question 7

Change the following statement into indirect speech.He says, &#34;I don't want to play any more.&#34;

Accepted Answer

The given sentence is a statement.According to the rules of narration and reporting, if the reporting verb is in the present or future tense, the reported verb is not changed. The reporting verb in the given sentence, 'says', is in the present form.Therefore, the reported verb should be in the present tense. The pronoun 'I' changes into 'he'.Thus the complete sentence must be,He says that he doesn't want to play any more.Thus option A is the correct answer.Options B,C,D are incorrect as they do not follow the rules of Narration and Reporting.

Question 8

Change the following statement into indirect speech.He said, &#34;Let us leave the case at the station.&#34;

Accepted Answer

Indirect Speech is used to report something in our own words. Suggestions are often reported using the verbs suggest, insist, recommend, request, demand and propose followed by that clause. 'Should' is used in the clause. 'Ordered' is used in case of command or order. Option A is wrong as 'should' is not used in this.The sentence would become - He suggested that we should leave the case at the station. Thus, option D is the correct answer.

Question 9

Change the following to reported speech: My mother said to me, &#34;Did you break the slate?&#34;

Accepted Answer

The answer is:My mother asked me if I broke the slate.While changing an interrogative to indirect speech, the definiteness of the words 'did you' turns into a hypothetical expression 'if I broke'.

Question 10

Change the below sentence from comparative to superlative degree of comparison:I am more intelligent than any other student in this class.

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An adjective can exist in three forms-positive, comparative and superlative. The positive form is the base form of the adjective. The comparative form expresses a higher degree of some quality. The superlative form expresses the highest degree. For adjectives with three syllables or more, the comparative degree is formed using the word 'more' and the superlative degree, using the word, 'most'.The adjective, 'intelligent' (which has four syllables) is the positive form. Its comparative degree of comparison is 'more intelligent'. Its superlative degree of comparison is 'most intelligent'.  Hence, option C is the correct answer. Options A and D are incorrect as the words, 'intelligenter' and 'intelligentest' are incorrect usages.Option B is incorrect as 'intelligent' is the positive form, not the superlative form.