Direct and indirect speech synthesis of sentences and degrees of comparison. - One Line Questions
1.
Choose the positive degree of 'worst'. —
Bad
2.
The positive degree of 'more beautiful' is: —
Beautiful
3.
Identify the positive degree of comparison for 'better'. —
Good
4.
The superlative degree of 'good' is: —
Best
5.
Choose the correct positive degree for 'cleverer'. —
Clever
6.
The comparative degree of 'difficult' is: —
More difficult
7.
Which is the comparative degree of 'far'? —
Further
8.
Which word is the superlative degree of 'fast'? —
Fastest
9.
What is the superlative degree of 'happy'? —
Happiest
10.
Choose the correct indirect speech for: 'Can you swim?' he asked. —
He asked if I could swim.
11.
Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech: 'Will you please help me?' he asked. —
He asked me if I would please help him.
12.
Choose the correct sentence using the positive degree. —
He is as strong as his friend.
13.
Identify the sentence that correctly uses reported speech for a command. —
He told me to close the door.
14.
Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech: 'He said, "I cannot come."' —
He said that he could not come.
15.
Change the direct speech to indirect speech: 'He said, "I have been waiting for an hour."' —
He said that he had been waiting for an hour.
16.
Choose the correct indirect speech for: 'He said, "I must go now."' —
He said that he had to go then.
17.
Change to indirect speech: 'He said, "I may be late."' —
He said that he might be late.
18.
Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech: 'I am feeling tired,' he said. —
He said that he was feeling tired.
19.
Convert to indirect speech: 'He said, "I am going to visit my parents."' —
He said that he was going to visit his parents.
20.
Which sentence correctly reports the statement: 'He said, "I was sleeping."'? —
He said that he was sleeping.
21.
Identify the correct indirect speech for: 'He said, "It is raining heavily."' —
He said that it was raining heavily.
22.
What is the indirect form of: 'He said, "Let's go for a walk."'? —
He suggested going for a walk.
23.
What is the comparative degree of 'heavy'? —
Heavier
24.
Identify the positive degree of 'most intelligent'. —
Intelligent
25.
What is the comparative degree of 'little'? —
Less
26.
Identify the positive degree of 'least'. —
Little
27.
What is the comparative degree of 'much'? —
More
28.
The comparative degree of 'old' when referring to age is: —
Older
29.
The sentence 'Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world' uses which degree of comparison? —
Superlative
30.
The sentence 'He is as tall as his father' uses which degree of comparison? —
Positive
31.
Convert the direct speech to indirect speech: 'Robin asked, "Is it raining?"' —
Robin asked if it was raining.
32.
Change to indirect speech: 'She asked, "Did you finish the report?"' —
She asked if I had finished the report.
33.
What is the indirect speech for: 'She asked, "Will you be attending the meeting?"'? —
She asked if I would be attending the meeting.
34.
Which is the correct indirect speech for: 'Where are you going?' she asked. —
She asked where she was going.
35.
Which sentence uses the superlative degree correctly? —
She is the most kind sister.
36.
Which sentence uses the comparative degree correctly? —
She is taller than her brother.
37.
Choose the correct indirect speech for: 'She said, "I have already eaten."' —
She said that she had already eaten.
38.
What is the indirect form of: 'She said, "I have finished my work."'? —
She said that she had finished her work.
39.
Identify the sentence in direct speech. —
Mary exclaimed, 'What a beautiful day it is!'
40.
Identify the correct indirect speech for: 'She said, "I am reading a book."' —
She said that she was reading a book.
41.
Convert the direct speech to indirect speech: 'She said, "I wish I were rich."' —
She said that she wished she were rich.
42.
Convert the following direct speech to indirect speech: 'She said, "I will go tomorrow."' —
She said that she would go the next day.
43.
What is the indirect form of: 'The doctor said, "You should rest."'? —
The doctor advised me to rest.
44.
Change the direct speech to indirect speech: 'Don't make so much noise,' the mother said to her children. —
The mother told her children not to make so much noise.
45.
Convert to indirect speech: 'The teacher said, "The Earth revolves around the Sun."' —
The teacher said that the Earth revolves around the Sun.
46.
What is the indirect speech for: 'They asked, "Where do you live?"'? —
They asked where I lived.
47.
Change the direct speech to indirect speech: 'They said, "We have completed the project."' —
They said that they had completed the project.
48.
Convert to indirect speech: 'They said, "We are going to the party."' —
They said that they were going to the party.
49.
Identify the sentence using the positive degree of comparison correctly. —
This book is good.
50.
Which sentence correctly uses the comparative degree? —
This book is more interesting than the other.