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English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7348 (CAT-I)

Change the narration: She said, "May you succeed in your exams!"

A. She wished that I might succeed in my exams.

B. She prayed that I might succeed in my exams.

C. She said that I might succeed in my exams.

D. She wished me to succeed in my exams.

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Correct Answer: Option A

• This is an optative sentence expressing a wish. • The reporting verb 'said' changes to 'wished'. If 'God' was involved, 'prayed' would be used. • The conjunction 'that' is used. • 'May' changes to 'might'. • 'You' (second person) changes to 'I' (assuming the speaker is addressing the narrator/listener). 'Your' changes to 'my'.

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7347 (CAT-I)

Convert the following to indirect speech: The principal said to the peon, "Ring the bell."

A. The principal asked the peon to ring the bell.

B. The principal ordered the peon to ring the bell.

C. The principal told the peon to ring the bell.

D. The principal requested the peon to ring the bell.

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Correct Answer: Option B

• This is an imperative sentence, and a principal giving instructions to a peon is typically an 'order'. • The reporting verb 'said to' changes to 'ordered'. • The conjunction 'to' is used for imperative sentences. • The verb 'ring' remains in its base form after 'to'.

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7346 (CAT-I)

Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, "I shall go to Delhi tomorrow."

A. He said that he should go to Delhi the next day.

B. He said that he would go to Delhi the next day.

C. He said that he shall go to Delhi tomorrow.

D. He told that he would go to Delhi the next day.

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Correct Answer: Option B

• The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said'. • The conjunction 'that' is used. • When the subject of the reported speech is 'he' (or any third person), 'shall' usually changes to 'would' (not 'should', which is used for advice or obligation). • 'Tomorrow' changes to 'the next day' or 'the following day'.

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7345 (CAT-I)

Change the narration: She said, "How beautiful the sunset is!"

A. She exclaimed with joy that the sunset was very beautiful.

B. She asked how beautiful the sunset was.

C. She said that the sunset is very beautiful.

D. She exclaimed with wonder that the sunset was very beautiful.

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Correct Answer: Option D

• This is an exclamatory sentence. 'How beautiful' expresses wonder or admiration. • The reporting verb changes to 'exclaimed with wonder' (or 'joy' could also fit depending on context, but 'wonder' is more general for 'How...'). • The exclamation is converted into an assertive sentence. 'Is' (Present) changes to 'was' (Past). • 'How beautiful' changes to 'very beautiful' or 'greatly beautiful'.

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7344 (CAT-I)

Convert to indirect speech: The mother said to her son, "Don't play with fire."

A. The mother told her son not to play with fire.

B. The mother forbade her son to play with fire.

C. The mother advised her son not to play with fire.

D. All of the above.

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Correct Answer: Option D

• This is an imperative sentence expressing a warning or advice. • 'Told... not to', 'forbade... to', and 'advised... not to' are all grammatically correct and convey the meaning of the original sentence accurately. 'Forbade' inherently means 'told not to'.

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7343 (CAT-I)

Choose the correct indirect speech: He said, "I must go to the market today."

A. He said that he must go to the market that day.

B. He said that he had to go to the market that day.

C. He told that he must go to the market today.

D. He said that he would go to the market that day.

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Correct Answer: Option B

• The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said'. • The conjunction 'that' is used. • 'Must' expressing present necessity usually changes to 'had to' in indirect speech when the reporting verb is in the past tense. • 'Today' changes to 'that day'.

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7342 (CAT-I)

Select the correct indirect narration: The student said to the teacher, "Sir, may I leave now?"

A. The student asked the teacher respectfully if he might leave then.

B. The student asked the teacher that he might leave then.

C. The student told the teacher if he might leave now.

D. The student asked the teacher respectfully if he may leave then.

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Correct Answer: Option A

• The term 'Sir' indicates respect, so 'respectfully' is added. • The reporting verb 'said to' changes to 'asked' for an interrogative request. • 'May' changes to 'might' in indirect speech. • 'Now' changes to 'then'. • 'I' (first person) changes to 'he' (referring to the student). • 'If' is used as the conjunction for a Yes/No question.

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7341 (CAT-I)

Change the narration: My father said to me, "Have you finished your lunch?"

A. My father asked me if I had finished my lunch.

B. My father asked me if I have finished my lunch.

C. My father told me that I had finished my lunch.

D. My father asked me if had I finished my lunch.

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Correct Answer: Option A

• The reporting verb 'said to' changes to 'asked' for interrogative sentences. • Since it's a Yes/No question (no wh-word), 'if' or 'whether' is used as the conjunction. • The tense 'Have you finished' (Present Perfect) changes to 'I had finished' (Past Perfect) in indirect speech. • The sentence structure becomes assertive, so 'I' comes before 'had finished'.

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7340 (CAT-I)

Convert the following sentence into indirect speech: She said, "I always drink coffee in the morning."

A. She said that she always drank coffee in the morning.

B. She said that she always drinks coffee in the morning.

C. She told that she always drinks coffee in the morning.

D. She asked if she always drank coffee in the morning.

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Correct Answer: Option B

• The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said' as there is no object. • The conjunction 'that' is used for assertive sentences. • The reported speech describes a habitual action, which is a 'habitual fact'. In such cases, even if the reporting verb is in the past tense, the tense of the reported speech does not change. So, 'drinks' remains 'drinks'. • The pronoun 'I' (first person) changes to 'she' (referring to the speaker).

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7339 (CAT-I)

Choose the correct indirect speech for: He said to me, "What are you doing now?"

A. He asked me what I was doing then.

B. He asked me what I am doing now.

C. He told me what I was doing then.

D. He asked me what was I doing then.

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Correct Answer: Option A

• The reporting verb 'said to' changes to 'asked' for interrogative sentences. • The 'wh-word' 'what' acts as the conjunction. • The sentence structure changes from interrogative to assertive, so 'you' (second person, referring to 'me') becomes 'I', and the verb 'are doing' (Present Continuous) changes to 'was doing' (Past Continuous). • The adverb 'now' changes to 'then' in indirect speech.

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7338 (CAT-I)

Change the narration: He said, "I can solve this problem easily."

A. He said that he can solve that problem easily.

B. He said that he could solve this problem easily.

C. He said that he could solve that problem easily.

D. He told that he could solve that problem easily.

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Correct Answer: Option C

• The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said' as there is no object. • The connector 'that' is used for assertive sentences. • The pronoun 'I' (first person) changes according to the subject 'He' to 'he'. • The modal verb 'can' changes to 'could' in indirect speech. • The demonstrative 'this' changes to 'that' in indirect speech.

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7337 (CAT-I)

Convert the following to indirect speech: The old woman said to the boy, "Where do you live?"

A. The old woman asked the boy where he lived.

B. The old woman asked the boy where did he live.

C. The old woman told the boy where he lived.

D. The old woman asked the boy where do you live.

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Correct Answer: Option A

• For interrogative sentences, 'said to' changes to 'asked'. • When the question begins with a Wh-word ('Where'), that Wh-word itself acts as the connector. • The tense 'do you live' (Simple Present) changes to 'he lived' (Simple Past) in indirect speech. • The pronoun 'you' (second person) changes to 'he' (referring to the boy). • The sentence structure changes from interrogative to assertive (Subject + Verb) and the auxiliary 'do' is removed.

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7336 (CAT-I)

Choose the correct indirect speech: She said, "I am going to buy a new car next month."

A. She said that she was going to buy a new car the following month.

B. She told that she was going to buy a new car next month.

C. She said that I was going to buy a new car the next month.

D. She said that she is going to buy a new car the following month.

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Correct Answer: Option A

• The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said' as there is no object. • The connector 'that' is used for assertive sentences. • The pronoun 'I' (first person) changes according to the subject 'She' to 'she'. • The tense 'am going' (Present Continuous) changes to 'was going' (Past Continuous) because the reporting verb is in the past tense. • The time expression 'next month' changes to 'the following month' in indirect speech.

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7335 (CAT-I)

Change the narration: He said to me, "Have you ever visited Kolkata?"

A. He asked me if I ever visited Kolkata.

B. He asked me if I had ever visited Kolkata.

C. He told me that I had ever visited Kolkata.

D. He enquired of me if I have ever visited Kolkata.

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Correct Answer: Option B

• For interrogative sentences, 'said to' changes to 'asked' or 'enquired of'. • Since it's a Yes/No question, 'if' or 'whether' is used as the connector. • The tense 'Have you visited' (Present Perfect) changes to 'had visited' (Past Perfect) in indirect speech. • The pronoun 'you' (second person) changes to 'I' (referring to 'me').

English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Q. #7334 (CAT-I)

Convert to indirect speech: The boy said, "I want to be a doctor."

A. The boy said that he wants to be a doctor.

B. The boy said that he wanted to be a doctor.

C. The boy told that he wanted to be a doctor.

D. The boy asked if he wanted to be a doctor.

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Correct Answer: Option B

• The reporting verb 'said' remains 'said' as there is no object. • The connector 'that' is used for assertive sentences. • The pronoun 'I' (first person) changes according to the subject 'The boy' to 'he'. • The tense 'want' (Simple Present) changes to 'wanted' (Simple Past) because the reporting verb is in the past tense.