All Categories MCQs
Topic Notes: All Categories
General Description
Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
78981
She said, “How are you today?”
Answer:
She asked me how I was that day.
** Present tense → past tense. “Today” → “that day.” Question form → statement order.
78982
The doctor said, “Take these medicines twice a day.”
Answer:
The doctor advised him to take those medicines twice a day.
** Imperative with advice → “advised + object + to + verb.” “These” → “those.”
78983
He said, “What a beautiful view this is!”
Answer:
He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful view.
** Exclamatory sentence → “exclaimed that.” Present tense → past tense.
78984
The teacher said to the students, “Work hard if you want to pass.”
Answer:
The teacher advised the students to work hard if they wanted to pass.
** Imperatives in advice → “advised + object + to + verb.” “Want” → “wanted.”
78985
She said, “I shall meet him tomorrow.”
Answer:
She said that she would meet him the next day.
** “Shall/will” → “would.” “Tomorrow” → “the next day.”
78986
The boy said, “I am doing my homework.”
Answer:
The boy said that he was doing his homework.
** Present continuous → past continuous in indirect.
78987
She said, “I cannot solve this problem.”
Answer:
She said that she could not solve that problem.
** “Cannot” → “could not.” “This problem” → “that problem.”
78988
He said, “I was working in the office all day.”
Answer:
He said that he had been working in the office all day.
** Past continuous → past perfect continuous.
78989
Rukhsana said, “I may buy a new car this year.”
Answer:
Rukhsana said that she might buy a new car that year.
** “May” → “might.” Time expression “this year” → “that year.”
78990
He said, “I have read this book before.”
Answer:
He said that he had read that book before.
** Present perfect → past perfect in indirect. “This book” → “that book.”