PLz Check: Direct/Indirect Practice from past papers - Page 6

mariashamshad · #51 Wednesday, February 06, 2013

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Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

2012

1) He said to us, "You cannot do this problem alone".
He told us that we could not do that problem alone.

2) The beggar asked the rich lady if she could not pity the sufferings of an old and miserable man and help him with a rupee or two.
The beggar said to the rich lady, “Will you not pity the sufferings of an old and miserable man and help me with a rupee or two?”

3) The Commander said to the soldiers, "March on".
The commander ordered the soldiers to march on.

4) He entreated his master respectfully to pardon him as it was his first fault.
He said , "Please pardon me, It is my first fault"

5) "Do you really come from America? How do you feel in Pakistan?" Said I the stranger.
I asked the stranger if he really came from America and how he felt in Pakistan.

6) The officer threatened the peon to come in time otherwise he would be turned out.
The officer said to the peon, "Come in time otherwise you will be turned out".

7) People wished that the Quaid e Azam had been alive those days to their fate.
People said," the Quaid e Azam would have been alive these days to our fate".

8) They said, "Brave! Imran, what a shot".
They applauded Imran for a shot.

he said to his master, “Please, pardon me as it is my first fault"
People said,"would that quaid e azam were alive these days to see our fate.
They applauded imran that it was a great shot.

seher bano · #52 Wednesday, February 06, 2013

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Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

here i am with my answers... plz correct me if i m wrong

2010

1) On Monday he said, "My son is coming today."
He said that his son was coming on Monday.

He said on Monday that his son was coming that day.

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2) They wanted to know where he was going the following week.
They said, "Where is he going the next week?"

They said to him, " where are you going the next week?"

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3) He said, "Did she go yesterday?"
He asked if she had gone the previous day.

He asked if she had gone the day before.

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4) 'By God', he said, "I do not know her nickname."
He swore by God that he did not know her nickname.

He swore to God that he did not know her nickname.

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5) He says that we are to meet him at the station.
He says, "They are to meet him at the station"

He says that we are o meet him at the station.

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6) He said, "I don't know the way. Ask the old man sitting on the gate."
He said that he did not know the way ask the old man sitting on the gate.

He replied that he did not know the way and to ask the old man sitting on the gate.

seher bano · #53 Wednesday, February 06, 2013

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Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

(5) He said, “Let it rain even so hard, I will start today.”
He decided that may it rain ever so hard, he would start that day.

He decided to let the rain even so hard , he would start that day.

Shahid Shakoor · #54 Wednesday, February 06, 2013

Great work by all of you...keep it up

seher bano · #55 Wednesday, February 06, 2013

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Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

2008

1. He said to his friend, “Let me go home now”.
He asked his friend to allow him go home then.

He asked his friend to let him go home then.

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4. He said, “Good morning, can you help me”
He greeted me and asked whether i could help him.

I think whether should be replaced with IF, because whether is commonly used for comparison.

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6. The King said to the Queen, “If I die, take care of my people”

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The king requested the queen to take care of his people if he died.

The kind ordered....

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7. “By God”, he said” I do not know his name”
He swore by God that he did not know his name.

To should be used before GOD

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8. You exclaimed with sorrow that you lost your pen.

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You said, "Alas! I lose my pen."

I think this sentence had been given to confound us because " it should be I HAVE LOST MY PEN. RATHER I LOSE MY PEN.

seher bano · #56 Wednesday, February 06, 2013

[QUOTE=Afshan Choudary;550306]2007

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4) The man said that he was quite sure he should succeed.
The man said,''I am quite sure I should succeed.''
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The man said, " I am quite sure i shall succeed.

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8) "what losses", cried he, “have I suffered? What anguish have I endured!”
He exclaimed with grief that he had suffered great losses and he had endured great anguish.

I think second HE should be omitted.

seher bano · #57 Wednesday, February 06, 2013

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Originally Posted by Afshan Choudary

2006

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(5) He exclaimed with an oath that no one could have expected such a turn of events.
He said, "I swear, no one can have expected such a turn of events!"

He swore loudly, " no one could have expected such a turn of events."

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(6) The teacher said to his students, “Why did you come so late”?

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The teacher inquired his students why they had come that late.

the teacher enquired of his students why they had come so late.

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(8) “You say,” said the judge, “the bag you lost contained one hundred and ten pounds”?
The judge inquired him if he said that the bag he had lost contained one hundred and ten pounds.
The judge inquired him if the bag he had lost contained one hundred and ten pounds.

The judge order him to say the bag he had lost contained one hundred and ten pounds.

mariashamshad · #58 Wednesday, February 06, 2013

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Originally Posted by seher bano

He decided to let the rain even so hard , he would start that day.

He said that he would start that day however hard it might rain.

mariashamshad · #59 Wednesday, February 06, 2013

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Originally Posted by seher bano

He swore loudly, " no one could have expected such a turn of events."

the teacher enquired of his students why they had come so late.

The judge order him to say the bag he had lost contained one hundred and ten pounds.

He said,"curse it!who could have expected such a turn of events".

mariashamshad · #60 Wednesday, February 06, 2013

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Originally Posted by seher bano

He asked his friend to let him go home then.

I think whether should be replaced with IF, because whether is commonly used for comparison.

The kind ordered....

To should be used before GOD

I think this sentence had been given to confound us because " it should be I HAVE LOST MY PEN. RATHER I LOSE MY PEN.

He asked his friends to allowed him to go home then.

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