All Categories MCQs
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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
79331
He said to me, "Where did you go to collect the flower samples?"
Answer:
He asked me where I had gone to collect the flower samples.
** **WH-question reporting:** remove inversion; **did go → had gone**. Others keep inversion, misuse "asked to," or wrong verb form **went** after **did**. ---
79332
Suman said to Meeta, "I have been invited to the show but I will not be able to go."
Answer:
Suman told Meeta that she had been invited to the show but she would not be able to go.
** **Present perfect passive → past perfect passive**; **will → would**; pronouns consistent. Others mix persons/tenses. ---
79333
She asked her mother why she was so upset that day.
Answer:
She said to her mother, "Why are you so upset today?"
** **Reverse WH-reporting:** **was → are**, **that day → today**, **she (mother) → you**; restore question order. Others misuse order/tense. ---
79334
Sanjeev said that he would surely succeed.
Answer:
… "I am going to succeed surely."
** **would → will**; **he → I** in direct. (b)(d) alter aspect/emphasis; (c) wrong tense. ---
79335
"Oh no! We have missed the flight," she said.
Answer:
She cried that we have missed …
** **Exclamation of regret + present perfect** → **regretted … had missed** (backshift) and **we → they**. (a)(d) keep **we/have**. (b) wrong tense. ---
79336
She said, "However hard it rains, I have to go to work."
Answer:
… even if it rains … had to …
** **Backshift:** **rains → rained**; **have to → had to**. (b) paraphrases construction. (c)(d) incorrect modal/tense combinations. ---
79337
The doctor said to Anita, "Are you feeling better now?"
Answer:
The doctor asked Anita if she was feeling better then.
** **Yes/No question → asked if + clause**; **now → then**; **are → was** (backshift). Others have structural/tense errors. ---
79338
She suggested that we should distribute food among the needy.
Answer:
… "We could distribute …"
** **"Let us …" (proposal)** → **suggested that we should …** in indirect. (b) weak modal; (c) changes subject; (d) command, not suggestion. ---
79339
The teacher said to Anu, "I am very disappointed with your work."
Answer:
… she were …
** **I → she**, **am → was**, **your → her**. (b) wrong verb **were**. (c)(d) pronoun/order errors. ---
79340
The teacher said to the students, "Jupiter is the largest planet."
Answer:
… told to the students … was …
** **General truth** stays in **present tense** in indirect speech even with a past reporting verb. (a) "told to" wrong + backshift. (c) malformed. (d) mismatched tenses. ---