XIV. Choose the sentence that is grammatically correct.
1. Jim said to me: “ They will build a new bridge across this river this year”.
A. Jim said to me that they will build a new bridge across this river this year.
B. Jim said to me that they woul build a new bridge across this river this year.
C. Jim said to me that they would build a new across that river that year.
2. My mother often tells me :’ You need to take care of yourself”.
A. My mother often tells me that I need to take care of yourself.
B. My mother often tells me that I need to tke care of herself
C. My mother often tells me that I need to take care of myself
3. Peter informed me :“ They canceled the meeting yesterday.”
A. Peter informed me that they canceled the meeting yesterday.
B. Peter informed me that they had canceled the meeting yesterday.
C. Peter informed me that they had canceled the meeting the day before.
4. Peter and Jane said to me:’ Our wedding will be held next week”.
A. Peter and Jane said to me that my wedding would be held next week.
B. Peter and Jane said to me that their wedding would be held the nwxt week.
C. Peter and Jane said to me that their wedding would be held the following week.
5. I told him:’ I am busy this week so I can’t come to your party.”
A. I told him that I was busy this week so I can’t come to my party.
B. I told him that I was busy that week so I couldn’t come to my party
C. I told him that I was busy that week so I couldn’t come to his party.
6. The doctor said:’ You will suffer from diabetes if you don’t reduce sugar in your daily meals”
A. The doctor said I would suffer from diabetes if I didn’t reduce sugar in my daily meals
B. The doctor said I would suffer from diabetes if I don’t reduce sugar in my daily meals
C. The doctor said I suffered fromm diabetes if I didn’t reduce sugar in my daily meals.
7. Peter asked me: “would you go to the prom with me?”
A. Peter asked me if I would go to the prom with me.
B. Peter asked me whether I would go to the prom with him
C. Peter asked me whether would I go to the prom with him
8. My father asked me:” where are you going?”
A. My father asked me where was I going.
B. My father asked me where you were going
C. My father asked me where I was going.
9. Oliver asked me:” What will you do if you have a day off?”
A. Oliver asked me what would I do if I have a day off.
B. Oliver asked me what I would do if I had a day off
C. Oliver asked me what would I do if I have a day off.
10. My brother asked me:” How can I open this box?”
A. My brother asked me how I could open that box.
B. My brother asked me how to open that box.
C. My brother asked me how he could open this box.
1. They are going to build a bridge across the river.
A. They will be building a bridge across the river.
B. People are planning to build a bridge across the river.
C. A bridge across the river is going to be built.
D. A bridge across the river will be being built.
2. My father hardly believes in ghost stories.
A. My father never believes in ghost stories.
B. Ghost stories are not what for my father to believe.
C. It’s impossible my father believes in ghost stories.
D. It’s unusual for my father to believe in ghost stories.
3. We have run out of rice today.
A. We have run in the street to buy rice today.
B. We have been out in the market to buy rice today.
C. There’s no rice left for us today.
D. There is not any rice in our house today.
4. I wish I hadn’t told you the news.
A. I am regretting to tell you the news. B. I regret to tell you the news.
C. I regretted to tell you the news. D. I regret having told you the news.
5. She is so intelligent that she understands everything very quickly.
A. So intelligent is she that she understands everything very quickly.
B. She is very intelligent that she understands everything very quickly.
C. An intelligent student she is that she understands everything very quickly.
Such an intelligent student she is so that
1 C
2 A
3 C
4 D
5 A