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SSC CHSL Indirectspeech — practice questions

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A quotation may be direct or:Read the answer and worked solution →A direct quotation repeats a speech in its:Read the answer and worked solution →An indirect quotation repeats a speech in:Read the answer and worked solution →An indirect statement is a subordinate clause introduced by:Read the answer and worked solution →A direct quotation begins with which kind of letter?Read the answer and worked solution →An indirect quotation begins with which kind of letter?Read the answer and worked solution →Which punctuation does an indirect quotation usually lack?Read the answer and worked solution →Clauses reporting words in substance are said to be in indirect:Read the answer and worked solution →Which verb type introduces indirect discourse?Read the answer and worked solution →An indirect statement can serve as object, subject, appositive or:Read the answer and worked solution →The conjunction 'that' in indirect speech is often:Read the answer and worked solution →After a past tense, a present tense in the direct becomes:Read the answer and worked solution →After a past tense, a perfect tense in the direct becomes:Read the answer and worked solution →A general or universal truth stays in which tense?Read the answer and worked solution →The 'that' clause is sometimes replaced by which kind of clause?Read the answer and worked solution →Direct quotation or indirect quotation?Read the answer and worked solution →Match each direct form to its indirect oneRead the answer and worked solution →True or false about reported speechRead the answer and worked solution →Order the turn into indirect speechRead the answer and worked solution →Sort each tense changeRead the answer and worked solution →Fill the gaps on reported speechRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the one that does not fitRead the answer and worked solution →Pick the right rule, quicklyRead the answer and worked solution →

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A quotation may be direct or:

  1. Indirect
  2. Inductive
  3. Inflected
  4. Inclusive
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Correct answer: A. Indirect

1. Two kinds are recognised. 2. One repeats the words as spoken. 3. The other is indirect. _Source: Kittredge, An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises (Project Gutenberg)_

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A direct quotation repeats a speech in its:

  1. Opposite form
  2. Original form
  3. Ordinary form
  4. Outward form
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Correct answer: B. Original form

1. Nothing about the wording changes. 2. The speaker's own words are given. 3. It keeps the original form. _Source: Kittredge, An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises (Project Gutenberg)_

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An indirect quotation repeats a speech in:

  1. Sentence
  2. Suspense
  3. Substance
  4. Sequence
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Correct answer: C. Substance

1. The meaning is carried over. 2. The wording usually changes. 3. It repeats the speech in substance. _Source: Kittredge, An Advanced English Grammar with Exercises (Project Gutenberg)_

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