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
79131
The Queen said to the ministers, “Cut off the prisoner’s head!”
Answer:
The Queen ordered the ministers to cut off the prisoner’s head.
Imperative → ordered + object + to + verb**. Others misuse tense/voice or have faulty structure (“that to…”).
79132
“I’m so sorry! I totally forgot about the meeting,” he said.
Answer:
He apologized and said he had totally forgotten about the meeting.
Apology in direct → apologized; past perfect for earlier action (had forgotten**). (a)(d) wrong tense; (c) “had forgot” is ungrammatical.
79133
“You should lock your car as there have been some instances of theft,” said Anas.
Answer:
Anas advised me that I should lock my car as there had been some instances of theft.
Advice → advised + that + subject + should + base; present perfect (“have been”) → past perfect (“had been”)** in indirect. Others distort person/meaning.
79134
“Go on, apply for the job,” said my best friend.
Answer:
My best friend encouraged me to apply for the job.
Encouraging imperative → encouraged + object + to + verb** is the natural reporting. Others change tense/voice or are clumsy.
79135
“Let’s go out for dinner. I’ve been home this whole week,” said Amina.
Answer:
Amina suggested we go out for dinner as she had been home that whole week.
“Let’s…” → suggested (that) we (should) + base verb; present perfect → past perfect; this week → that week**. (a)(b)(c) tense or modality issues.
79136
The lawyer says, “My client is innocent.”
Answer:
The lawyer says that his client is innocent.
Reporting verb in present (“says”) → no backshift; retain is. Pronoun my → his**. (a)(d) use past “said”; (c) backshifts improperly.
79137
The commander ordered his battalion to march on.
Answer:
“March on!” the commander said to his battalion.
Ordered + object + to + V → direct imperative**. (a)(c) wrong reporting tense; (d) awkward/ungrammatical phrasing.
79138
Rehan smiled and said that he thought Junaid liked him.
Answer:
Rehan smiled and said, “I think Junaid likes me!”
Indirect past (“he thought … liked him”) → Direct present (“I think … likes me”). Person/pronoun reversal he/him → I/me**. (a) punctuation odd; (c) wrong subject; (d) changes to a question.
79139
“You speak such good English!” said Mariam.
Answer:
Mariam exclaimed that I spoke very good English.
Exclamation on ability → exclaimed that + clause; present simple → past simple; idiomatic collocation very good English** (not “much good”). Others are unidiomatic or wrong aspect.
79140
He asked me if I would like to take that apartment on rent from the next day.
Answer:
“Would you like to take this apartment on rent from tomorrow?” he said to me.
Indirect (would like…) → Direct polite question with would you like…?; that → this, the next day → tomorrow** (deictic reversal). (a)(b) wrong perfect forms; (d) unidiomatic “be liking.”