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Test your knowledge on the rules and usage of reported speech in this engaging quiz

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Reported speech

Indirect speech

Quoted speech

Direct speech

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Quoted speech repeats the exact words that someone said

False

True

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A comma follows the verb in the main clause, and the quoted speech is placed inside quotation marks.

True

False

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My mother ................., “Gossiping is a bad habit.”

saying

say

said

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He said, “Mark cheated on the test.”

False

True

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 Quoted speech is repeating the exact words that someone spoke or wrote.

False

True

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Quoted speech:  The man said, “I can’t come to your party.”

True

False

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Reported speech:  The man said that he couldn’t come to my party.

True

False

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Quoted speech:  I asked the old woman, “Can I help you to carry your bags”?

True

False

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Which tense is used in reported speech?

Future tense

Present tense

Past tense

Present perfect

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Which word is often added in reported speech?

But

Or

And

That

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True or false: Quoted speech uses quotation marks.

False

True

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Which is an example of reported speech?

He said he was happy.

He said, 'I am happy.'

He will say, 'I am happy.'

He says, 'I am happy.'

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Which sentence is correct?

She asked if I was ready.

She asks if I was ready.

She asked if I am ready.

She asked if I will be ready.

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True or false: Quoted speech uses past tense.

False

True

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Which is a rule for reported speech?

Add quotation marks

Change the tense

Change the subject

Use present tense

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