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Question 1
ప్రశ్న 1
The general gave a formal order to the soldiers: "Advance at once." Which reported form is correct?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• A direct command can be reported with 'order + object + to-infinitive'.
• The soldiers are the people who receive the order, so they appear as the object after 'ordered'.
• The correct infinitive structure is 'to advance', not a bare verb or an -ing form.
• The soldiers are the people who receive the order, so they appear as the object after 'ordered'.
• The correct infinitive structure is 'to advance', not a bare verb or an -ing form.
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Question 2
ప్రశ్న 2
The teacher gave a direct instruction to Ravi: "Open your book." Which reported form correctly uses 'tell'?
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Explanation:
• 'Tell' can report an instruction with the pattern 'tell + object + to-infinitive'.
• Ravi is the object of 'told', and 'to open' is the infinitive reporting the instructed action.
• 'Told to Ravi' and the other verb patterns are not standard in this construction.
• Ravi is the object of 'told', and 'to open' is the infinitive reporting the instructed action.
• 'Told to Ravi' and the other verb patterns are not standard in this construction.
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Question 3
ప్రశ్న 3
The officer gave a negative command to the visitors: "Do not enter Room 7." Which reported form is correct?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• A negative command is commonly reported with 'not to' before the base verb.
• 'Ordered the visitors not to enter' correctly follows 'order + object + not to-infinitive'.
• The main verb after 'not to' remains in the base form 'enter'.
• 'Ordered the visitors not to enter' correctly follows 'order + object + not to-infinitive'.
• The main verb after 'not to' remains in the base form 'enter'.
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Question 4
ప్రశ్న 4
A passenger politely said to the conductor, "Please stop the bus here." The report is made later from a different place. Which form correctly uses the reporting verb 'request'?
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Explanation:
• The question specifically requires the reporting verb 'request'.
• 'Requested the conductor to stop' follows the accepted object + to-infinitive pattern.
• Because the later report is made from a different place, 'here' appropriately changes to 'there'.
• 'Requested the conductor to stop' follows the accepted object + to-infinitive pattern.
• Because the later report is made from a different place, 'here' appropriately changes to 'there'.
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Question 5
ప్రశ్న 5
The doctor gave medical advice to Meera: "Take the tablets after food." Which form correctly reports the advice using 'advise'?
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Explanation:
• The question specifically requires the reporting verb 'advise'.
• 'Advise' can take an object followed by a to-infinitive: 'advised Meera to take'.
• The other options use an incorrect complement or preposition pattern after 'advise'.
• 'Advise' can take an object followed by a to-infinitive: 'advised Meera to take'.
• The other options use an incorrect complement or preposition pattern after 'advise'.
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Question 6
ప్రశ్న 6
The doctor gave negative advice to Arun: "Do not skip breakfast." Which reported form is correct?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• Negative advice can be reported with 'advise + object + not to-infinitive'.
• 'Advised Arun not to skip' is therefore the correct structure.
• The main verb after 'not to' remains in the base form 'skip'.
• 'Advised Arun not to skip' is therefore the correct structure.
• The main verb after 'not to' remains in the base form 'skip'.
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Question 7
ప్రశ్న 7
The safety officer gave an explicit warning: "Do not touch the exposed wire." Which reported form best matches that stated speech act?
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Explanation:
• The stem explicitly identifies the utterance as a warning, so 'warned' is the appropriate reporting verb.
• 'Warn + object + not to-infinitive' is a standard pattern for reporting a warning against an action.
• The negative meaning is preserved by 'not to touch'.
• 'Warn + object + not to-infinitive' is a standard pattern for reporting a warning against an action.
• The negative meaning is preserved by 'not to touch'.
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Question 8
ప్రశ్న 8
Which sentence correctly reports the command 'Sit down' using a to-infinitive structure?
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Explanation:
• Commands and instructions can be reported with a reporting verb plus an object and a to-infinitive.
• 'Told him to sit down' has the correct structure.
• The other choices use an incorrect complement after 'told'.
• 'Told him to sit down' has the correct structure.
• The other choices use an incorrect complement after 'told'.
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Question 9
ప్రశ్న 9
Which sentence correctly reports the negative command 'Don't be late'?
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Explanation:
• A negative imperative is commonly reported with 'not to' followed by the base verb.
• 'Not to be late' correctly preserves the negative command.
• The original imperative auxiliary 'don't' is not retained in the indirect infinitive structure.
• 'Not to be late' correctly preserves the negative command.
• The original imperative auxiliary 'don't' is not retained in the indirect infinitive structure.
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Question 10
ప్రశ్న 10
Which sentence contains an error in reporting a command?
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Explanation:
• After 'to', the infinitive requires the base form, so 'to completed' is incorrect.
• The correct form is 'The manager ordered the staff to complete the task.'
• The other sentences correctly use object + to-infinitive or object + not to-infinitive patterns.
• The correct form is 'The manager ordered the staff to complete the task.'
• The other sentences correctly use object + to-infinitive or object + not to-infinitive patterns.
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Question 11
ప్రశ్న 11
The student said politely to the teacher, "Please explain the rule again." Which form correctly reports the request using 'request'?
Select an option first. || ముందుగా ఒక సమాధానాన్ని ఎంచుకోండి.
Explanation:
• The question specifically requires the reporting verb 'request'.
• The structure 'requested + object + to-infinitive' is acceptable: 'requested the teacher to explain'.
• 'To explain' correctly reports the requested action; the other options use incorrect complement structures.
• The structure 'requested + object + to-infinitive' is acceptable: 'requested the teacher to explain'.
• 'To explain' correctly reports the requested action; the other options use incorrect complement structures.
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Question 12
ప్రశ్న 12
A nurse said politely to a patient, "Please wait here for five minutes." The report is made later from another room. Which form correctly uses 'request'?
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Explanation:
• The question specifically requires the reporting verb 'request'.
• 'Requested the patient to wait' uses the accepted object + to-infinitive pattern.
• Because the report is made from another room, 'here' appropriately changes to 'there'.
• 'Requested the patient to wait' uses the accepted object + to-infinitive pattern.
• Because the report is made from another room, 'here' appropriately changes to 'there'.
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Question 13
ప్రశ్న 13
Which sentence correctly reports advice using the standard object + to-infinitive pattern?
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Explanation:
• 'Advise' can be followed by the person advised and a to-infinitive.
• 'Advised Riya to revise' is therefore standard.
• The infinitive requires the base form 'revise', not 'revised' or an -ing form in this pattern.
• 'Advised Riya to revise' is therefore standard.
• The infinitive requires the base form 'revise', not 'revised' or an -ing form in this pattern.
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Question 14
ప్రశ్న 14
Which transformation correctly reports 'The teacher said to Ravi, "Do not waste your time"' when the teacher is giving advice rather than issuing an order?
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Explanation:
• The stem specifies that the teacher's intention is advice, so 'advised' is the appropriate reporting verb.
• The negative advice is reported as 'advised Ravi not to waste'.
• 'Your' refers to Ravi and therefore becomes 'his' in the third-person report.
• The negative advice is reported as 'advised Ravi not to waste'.
• 'Your' refers to Ravi and therefore becomes 'his' in the third-person report.
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Question 15
ప్రశ్న 15
The team shouted, "Hurrah! We have won the final!" A third person reports this later using normal backshift. Which school-level form correctly uses 'exclaimed with joy'?
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Explanation:
• 'Hurrah!' conventionally signals joy, and the question specifically asks for the school-level 'exclaimed with joy' form.
• The interjection is omitted and its emotional force is conveyed by the reporting expression.
• With normal backshift in the stated later report, present perfect 'have won' becomes past perfect 'had won'.
• The interjection is omitted and its emotional force is conveyed by the reporting expression.
• With normal backshift in the stated later report, present perfect 'have won' becomes past perfect 'had won'.
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Question 16
ప్రశ్న 16
Rina cried, "Alas! I have lost my purse!" A third person reports this later using normal backshift. Which school-level form correctly uses 'exclaimed with sorrow'?
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Explanation:
• 'Alas!' conventionally signals sorrow, and the question specifically asks for the school-level 'exclaimed with sorrow' form.
• The interjection is omitted and its emotional meaning is conveyed by the reporting expression.
• With normal backshift in the stated later report, 'have lost' becomes 'had lost'.
• The interjection is omitted and its emotional meaning is conveyed by the reporting expression.
• With normal backshift in the stated later report, 'have lost' becomes 'had lost'.
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Question 17
ప్రశ్న 17
Maya said with clear admiration, "What a beautiful painting this is!" The report is made later when the painting is no longer present. Which school-level indirect form is correct?
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Explanation:
• The stem explicitly identifies admiration, so 'exclaimed with admiration' accurately reports the speech act.
• At school level, the exclamatory 'What a beautiful ...!' structure can be recast as the declarative 'the painting was very beautiful'.
• The indirect report uses statement word order and does not retain the original exclamatory syntax.
• At school level, the exclamatory 'What a beautiful ...!' structure can be recast as the declarative 'the painting was very beautiful'.
• The indirect report uses statement word order and does not retain the original exclamatory syntax.
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Question 18
ప్రశ్న 18
The teacher said with admiration to Leela, "How beautifully you have written!" A third person reports this later. Which school-level indirect form is correct?
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Explanation:
• The stem explicitly identifies admiration, which rules out reporting verbs for questions, orders or other speech acts.
• The exclamatory construction is reported as a statement: 'Leela had written very beautifully'.
• Present perfect 'have written' normally backshifts to past perfect 'had written' in the stated later report.
• The exclamatory construction is reported as a statement: 'Leela had written very beautifully'.
• Present perfect 'have written' normally backshifts to past perfect 'had written' in the stated later report.
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Question 19
ప్రశ్న 19
Which statement about punctuation in indirect reports of exclamations is correct?
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Explanation:
• In indirect speech, the original exclamatory wording is reported rather than quoted directly.
• Indirect reports of exclamations normally do not retain the original exclamation mark.
• Quotation marks and question marks are not required merely because the original utterance was exclamatory.
• Indirect reports of exclamations normally do not retain the original exclamation mark.
• Quotation marks and question marks are not required merely because the original utterance was exclamatory.
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Question 20
ప్రశ్న 20
Which row correctly matches each explicitly stated speech act with a standard reporting pattern used in these school-level transformations?
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Explanation:
• A formal command can be reported with 'ordered + object + to-infinitive'.
• In the school-level constructions tested here, a clearly identified polite request can use 'requested + object + to-infinitive', and advice can use 'advised + object + to-infinitive'.
• The other rows mismatch the stated speech acts with inappropriate complement structures.
• In the school-level constructions tested here, a clearly identified polite request can use 'requested + object + to-infinitive', and advice can use 'advised + object + to-infinitive'.
• The other rows mismatch the stated speech acts with inappropriate complement structures.
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Answer Key సమాధానాల పట్టిక
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Question 1 ప్రశ్న 1Answer: A. The general ordered the soldiers to advance at once. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 2 ప్రశ్న 2Answer: B. The teacher told Ravi to open his book. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 3 ప్రశ్న 3Answer: B. The officer ordered the visitors not to enter Room 7. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 4 ప్రశ్న 4Answer: A. The passenger requested the conductor to stop the bus there. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 5 ప్రశ్న 5Answer: A. The doctor advised Meera to take the tablets after food. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 6 ప్రశ్న 6Answer: A. The doctor advised Arun not to skip breakfast. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 7 ప్రశ్న 7Answer: A. The safety officer warned the workers not to touch the exposed wire. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 8 ప్రశ్న 8Answer: A. She told him to sit down. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 9 ప్రశ్న 9Answer: B. She told him not to be late. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 10 ప్రశ్న 10Answer: D. The manager ordered the staff to completed the task. సమాధానం: D.
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Question 11 ప్రశ్న 11Answer: A. The student requested the teacher to explain the rule again. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 12 ప్రశ్న 12Answer: A. The nurse requested the patient to wait there for five minutes. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 13 ప్రశ్న 13Answer: A. The counsellor advised Riya to revise regularly. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 14 ప్రశ్న 14Answer: A. The teacher advised Ravi not to waste his time. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 15 ప్రశ్న 15Answer: A. The team exclaimed with joy that they had won the final. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 16 ప్రశ్న 16Answer: A. Rina exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her purse. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 17 ప్రశ్న 17Answer: A. Maya exclaimed with admiration that the painting was very beautiful. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 18 ప్రశ్న 18Answer: A. The teacher exclaimed with admiration that Leela had written very beautifully. సమాధానం: A.
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Question 19 ప్రశ్న 19Answer: B. Indirect reports of exclamations normally do not retain the original exclamation mark. సమాధానం: B.
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Question 20 ప్రశ్న 20Answer: A. formal command → ordered + object + to-infinitive; polite request → requested + object + to-infinitive; advice → advised + object + to-infinitive సమాధానం: A.