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
79391
Our Principal says, "Rules are to be followed at any cost."
Answer:
… told that …
** **Present reporting → no backshift.** Keep structure; (a) wrong verb "told" without object. (b) backshifts unnecessarily. (c) changes verb of saying to "advised." ---
79392
Taru told me that Avika was having her online cooking class then.
Answer:
… "was having … at this time."
** **Reverse backshift:** **was having → is having**; **then → now.** (a) keeps past; (b) wrong future progressive; (c) wrong deictic **that time**. ---
79393
Anurag says that he would like to be an electronics engineer when he grows up.
Answer:
… "I will like …"
** **Present reporting ("says") + would like** stays **would like**; pronouns revert **he→I**; time clause **when he grows up → when I grow up**. (c)(d) wrong verb choice; (a) wrong person. ---
79394
"Press button A to start the machine," said the instructor to the trainees.
Answer:
… requested the trainees press …
** **Imperative → told + object + to-infinitive.** (b) missing "to"; (c) changes to a declarative rule; (d) wrong pronoun **you** after reporting. ---
79395
The salesman said that he had verified all the bills while the goods were being packed.
Answer:
The salesman said, "I verified all the bills while the goods were being packed."
** **Reverse backshift:** **had verified → verified**; keep past progressive passive **were being packed**. Others have tense/person errors. ---
79396
She exclaimed that I looked very beautiful in that dress.
Answer:
"How beautiful I look in this dress!"
** **Indirect exclamation → direct exclamatory** with **How + adj + subject + verb**; **I (indirect) → you (direct addressee)**; **that dress → this dress**. (a)(d) subject mismatched; (c) wrong person. ---
79397
Mother said to me, "Will you help me in cleaning the house?"
Answer:
… I should help …
** **Yes/No question → asked if + clause**; **will → would**; pronouns adjusted. (a) changes meaning to obligation. (b) keeps question order. (c) wrong pronoun **you**. ---
79398
Esha said, "Avika is not going to school today as she has fever."
Answer:
… is … today … has …
** **Backshift + deictic change:** **is not going → was not going**, **today → that day**, **has → had**. (b)(d) no backshift. (c) wrong tense change ("had not gone," "was having"). ---
79399
Madhuri told me that I could stay in her flat whenever I was in Kolkata.
Answer:
"You can stay in my flat whenever you are in Kolkata."
** **Indirect → Direct:** **could → can**, **her → my**, **I → you**, **was → are**. Others have pronoun/tense errors. ---
79400
Amit said to me, "Your parents are waiting for you."
Answer:
… his parents were waiting for me.
** **Said to → told**, pronouns **your→my, you→me**, and **are waiting → were waiting**. (a) wrong pronoun **his**. (b) no pronoun/tense change. (d) changes to a question. ---