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AP English Language and Composition Unit 6: Syntax and Sentence Structure — practice questions — page 2

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Direct: He said, 'I do not know the answer.' Indirect form isRead the answer and worked solution →Direct: She said, 'I am going to the market.' Indirect form isRead the answer and worked solution →Direct: He said, 'I have finished my work.' Indirect form isRead the answer and worked solution →Direct: She said, 'I was reading a book.' Indirect form isRead the answer and worked solution →Direct: He said to her, 'Please help me.' Indirect form isRead the answer and worked solution →Direct: He said, 'I will see you tomorrow.' Indirect form isRead the answer and worked solution →Direct: The boy said, 'Alas! I have failed.' Indirect form isRead the answer and worked solution →Direct: She said, 'May God bless you!' Indirect form isRead the answer and worked solution →Direct: She said to him, 'Can you help me?' Indirect form isRead the answer and worked solution →Direct: The mother said, 'Sleep now, my child.' Indirect form isRead the answer and worked solution →Match active sentence with its passive formRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and match each direct speech to its indirect formRead the answer and worked solution →Fill the correct passive formRead the answer and worked solution →Tap in order: steps to convert direct to indirect speechRead the answer and worked solution →Swipe: is the sentence Active or Passive voice?Read the answer and worked solution →Tap every word Fernald lists as an antonym of ALLEVIATERead the answer and worked solution →Tap every word Fernald lists as an antonym of PARDONRead the answer and worked solution →Match each word to its oppositeRead the answer and worked solution →Eases it, or worsens it?Read the answer and worked solution →Choosing the oppositeRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: antonymsRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the word that is not an oppositeRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: word with its oppositeRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →Synonym or antonym?Read the answer and worked solution →Complete the contrastRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: oppositesRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: find the best antonymRead the answer and worked solution →Telling the two apartRead the answer and worked solution →

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Direct: He said, 'I do not know the answer.' Indirect form is

  1. He said that he did not know the answer
  2. He said that he does not know the answer
  3. He told that he do not know the answer
  4. He asked that he did not know the answer
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Correct answer: A. He said that he did not know the answer

1. Pronoun 'I' becomes 'he'. 2. Verb 'do not know' shifts to past 'did not know'. 3. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Direct-Indirect Speech PDF (Mistral OCR), Assertive sentence rules_

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Direct: She said, 'I am going to the market.' Indirect form is

  1. She said that she is going to market
  2. She said that she was going to the market
  3. She told that she goes market
  4. She asked that she go market
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Correct answer: B. She said that she was going to the market

1. Present continuous shifts to past continuous: was going. 2. Pronoun 'I' becomes 'she'. 3. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Direct-Indirect Speech PDF (Mistral OCR), Assertive sentence rules_

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Direct: He said, 'I have finished my work.' Indirect form is

  1. He told that he have finished his work
  2. He said that he has finished his work
  3. He said that he had finished his work
  4. He asked that he had finished his work
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Correct answer: C. He said that he had finished his work

1. Present perfect shifts to past perfect: had finished. 2. Pronouns 'I/my' become 'he/his'. 3. Hence option A. _Source: jkchrome.com SSC Direct-Indirect Speech PDF (Mistral OCR), Assertive sentence rules_

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