Q1- Change the following sentences into indirect speech:

1- He said, “I will do it now.”

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2- He says, “Honesty is the best policy.”
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3- Ali says, “I have written a letter.”
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4- She said, “John will be reading a book.”
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5- He said, “Where is your father.”
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6- He said to me, “Please take your book.”
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7- The principle said to the peon, “let this boy out.”
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8- He said to me,”May you live long.”
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9- He said, “I saw her yesterday.”
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10- He said to me, “You are wrong.”
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(10 Marks)
Q2- Use the correct tag question, make contractions where possible.
1- You like pizza, …………………………………………………………………………………?

2- My parents have never been called to my school, …………………………………………….?

3- Nothing can be done about it, ………………………………………………………………….?

4- She must stop smoking, ……………………………………………………………………..…?

5- My friend should help me, …………………………………………………………………..…?

6- I know him really well, …………………………………………………………………...……?

7- Your mom likes red roses, ……………………………………………………………………..?

8- My parents went there with you, ………………………………………………………...…….?

9- Nobody knows how it happened, …………………………………..…………………………..?

10- I am the best possible candidate, ……………………………………..………………………?

(10 Marks)

Q3- Change the following sentences from indirect to direct speech.

1- Jerry said (that) he would be busy.

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2- Lilly told me (that) she preferred rainy days.
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3- Fatima said (that) she studied at Tobruk university.
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4- Ali said (that) he was playing chess with his granddad.
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5- Mohamed told me (that) he would sleep outside.
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6- Salem said (that) he had talked to his girlfriend the day before.
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7- Children said (that) they could not understand the rule.
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8- Jessica told me (that) she had already bought the tickets.
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9- Mother told me not to be late for dinner.
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10- Clare said (that) her son was afraid of lightening.
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(20 Marks)
Q4- Please indicate whether each statement is true or false:

1. A period (full stop) isn’t used to indicate the end of a declarative sentence. ( )

2. The exclamation mark is used to express a statement sentence. ( )

3. A comma is used to separate items in a list. ( )

4. The semicolon is used to join one independent clauses without a coordinating conjunction.( )

5. Quotation marks are used to indicate indirect speech or a quotation. ( )

6. The colon is used to introduce a list or an explanation. ( )

7. The hyphen is used to join compound words or to separate syllables in a word.( )

8. The apostrophe is only used to indicate possession. ( )

9. Parentheses are used to enclose additional information or clarify a point.( )

10. The question mark is used to indicate an indirect question. ( )

(10 Marks)

Q5- Change the following quoted speech to reported speech.

1- must ………………………………………………………………………
2- Now ………………………………………………………………………
3- Today ………………………………………………………………………
4- Tomorrow ………………………………………………………………………
5- Yesterday ………………………………………………………………………
6- this ………………………………………………………………………
7- These ………………………………………………………………………
8- here ………………………………………………………………………
9- Next ………………………………………………………………………
10- ago ………………………………………………………………………

(10 Marks)

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