English Language

Sentence Transformation

558 Questions

Sentence transformation questions evaluate grammatical accuracy in converting sentences between active and passive voice, as well as direct and indirect speech. The focus lies on altering sentence structures without changing the original meaning while maintaining correct tense and verb forms. This is a highly weighted English language topic in SSC and banking exams.

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Sentence Transformation Questions

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the given sentence into an indirect sentence.

His brother said to her, “I am feeling cold.”

  1. His brother told her that he was feeling cold.

  2. His brother said her that she was feeling cold.

  3. His brother told her that he is feeling cold.

  4. His brother told to her that he has felt cold.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In indirect speech 'said to' is changed to 'told'. 'I' will be changed to 'he' as per subject and present continuous will be changed to past continuous. Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the given sentence into an indirect sentence.

Emily said, “My father is a doctor.”

  1. Emily said that her father was a doctor.

  2. Emily said that my father is a doctor.

  3. Emily said that my father was a doctor.

  4. Emily said that her father were a doctor.

  5. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In indirect speech, 'my' will be changed to 'her' as per subject and simple present will be changed to simple past. Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the direct sentence into an indirect sentence.

The students said to the teacher, “We need your guidance in solving these sums.”

  1. The students said to the teacher that they needed their guidance in solving those sums.

  2. The students asked to the teacher that they needed her guidance in solving those sums.

  3. The students told the teacher that they needed her guidance in solving those sums.

  4. The students told the teacher that they needed their guidance in solving those sums.

  5. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Reporting verb is in past tense, so the reported speech will change into simple past tense.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the direct sentence into an indirect sentence.

She said, “Shall I visit the newly opened departmental store?”

  1. She asked if she should visit the newly opened departmental store.

  2. She asked if she would visited the newly opened departmental store?

  3. She said if she would visit the newly opened departmental store.

  4. She asked if she would visit the newly opened departmental store?

  5. None of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

In this an interrogative sentence, 'said' is converted into 'asked', inverted commas into ‘if/whether’ and ‘I shall' into 'she should'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the direct sentence into an indirect sentence.

Ravi said to me, “Please accompany me to the nearest bus stand.”

  1. Ravi told me to accompany me to the nearest bus stand.

  2. Ravi asked me to accompany me to the nearest bus stand.

  3. Ravi requested me to accompany him to the nearest bus stand.

  4. Ravi said that I should accompany her to the nearest bus stand.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Case of imperative sentence: 'said to’ converts into 'requested' and inverted commas into 'to'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the given direct sentence into an indirect one.

He said, “I bought a new house in Bangalore.”

  1. He said that he bought a new house in Bangalore.

  2. He said that he had bought a new house in Bangalore.

  3. He said that I bought a new house in Bangalore.

  4. He said that I was bought a new house in Bangalore.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In the indirect speet, ‘I’ will be changed to ‘he’ as per the subject and past indefinite will be changed to past perfect. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the given direct sentence into an indirect one.

He said to me, “Please drop me to my school.”

  1. He told me that please drop him to his school.

  2. He requested me to drop him to his school.

  3. He told me to drop him to his school.

  4. He asked me to drop me to his school.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In the indirect speech, ‘my’ will be changed to ‘his’ as per the subject and 'please' will be changed to 'requested'. Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the given direct sentence into an indirect one.

Jyoti said, “I will take admission in this course.”

  1. Jyoti said that I would take admission in that course.

  2. Jyoti said that she would take admission in that course.

  3. Jyoti said that she will take admission in that course.

  4. Jyoti said that she will be taking admission in that course.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In the indirect speech, ‘I’ will be changed to ‘she’ as per the subject and ‘will’ will be changed to ‘would’. Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the given direct sentence into an indirect sentence.

Shruti told me, “I have been to England.”

  1. Shruti told me that I had been to England.

  2. Shruti told me that she had been to England.

  3. Shruti told me that she has been to England.

  4. Shruti told me that she was been to England.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

After inverted comma ‘I’ is changed into ‘He’ or ‘She’ as per subject and present perfect is changed to past perfect.

Multiple choice

Directions: Change the given direct sentence into an indirect sentence:

He said, “I will buy a new mobile phone.”

  1. He said that he would buy a new mobile phone.

  2. He said that I will buy a new mobile phone.

  3. He said that I shall buy a new mobile phone.

  4. He said that he should buy a new mobile phone.

  5. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

After inverted comma ‘I’ is changed into ‘He’ or ‘She’ as per subject and 'will or shall' is changed to 'would'.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the following alternatives correctly rectifies the given sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose option (1) as your answer.

Reema never wears these kind of clothes to the college.

  1. Reema never wears these kind of clothes to the college.

  2. Reema has never worn these kind of clothes to the college.

  3. Reema can never wear these kind of clothes to the college.

  4. Reema never wears these kinds of clothes to the college.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

'These' is indicative of plural noun. Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice

Directions: Which of the following alternatives correctly rectifies the given sentence. If the sentence is correct as it is, choose option (1) as your answer.

Politics has often been discussed by the staff members.

  1. Politics has often been discussed by the staff members.

  2. Politics have often been discussed by the staff members.

  3. Politics has often discussed about by the staff members.

  4. Politics had often been discussed by the staff members.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence is already correct. So, there is no need to change it.

Multiple choice

Convert into indirect speech “I don't know the way, do you? He asked.”

  1. He said he didn't know the way and asked her if she did.

  2. He said he don't knew the way and asked her if she do.

  3. He said he doesn't know the way and ask her if does.

  4. He said he doesn't know the way and asked her if she do.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

In indirect speech, present tense don't changes to past didn't, do becomes did, and you becomes her (assuming female audience).