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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
79401
Taru said, "Kavya is going to her grandmother's house today for the weekend."
Answer:
… is going … today …
** **Backshift:** **is going → was going**; **today → that day**. (a) no backshift. (b) wrong tense (present perfect). (d) keeps "today." ---
79402
Anshul told me that his mother was not at home and that she would be back the following day.
Answer:
"My mother was not at home. She will be …"
** **Indirect → Direct (reverse backshift):** **was → is**, **would → will**, **the following day → tomorrow**, and **his → my**. (a) keeps past. (c) mixes tenses. (d) wrong pronoun "His." ---
79403
Rani said to me, "A monkey bit me in the park."
Answer:
… asked me if …
** **Statement reporting:** **bit → had bitten** (past → past perfect) and **me→her**. (a) wrongly turns into a question. (b) wrong pronoun. (d) wrong tense (present perfect). ---
79404
The driver said to the passerby, "Do you know the way to the market?"
Answer:
… whether you know …
** **Yes/No question → if/whether + statement order**; **know → knew** (backshift). (b) wrong pronoun **you**. (c) keeps present **knows**. (d) retains question inversion. ---
79405
I said to Promod, "How did you break your leg?"
Answer:
I asked Promod how he had broken your leg.
** **WH-question + backshift:** **did break → had broken**; pronouns **you→he, your→his**. (a) mixes pronouns. (c) keeps question order after "asked." (d) lacks backshift (**broke**). ---
79406
I said to my daughter, "Why are you angry with me?"
Answer:
I asked to my daughter why was she angry with me.
** **Reported WH-question:** use **asked + object + WH-clause** (no question word order), and **present → past** backshift (**are → was**). (a) ungrammatical "asked to"; also wrong inversion. (b) wrong pronoun **you**. (d) "that why" is incorrect. ---
79407
Sania said to me, "Tomorrow is my convocation."
Answer:
Sania told to me that the next day is her convocation.
** "Tomorrow" → "the next day." Present "is" → past "was." Option (a) keeps "is." (b) keeps "tomorrow." (d) shifts speaker. ---
79408
He told you that he would discuss the matter that evening.
Answer:
… "I will discuss… today evening."
** Indirect "he would…that evening" comes from direct "I will… today evening." Pronoun change "I→he," tense backshift "will→would," "today evening→that evening." ---
79409
She said to Mariam, "Please post this letter."
Answer:
… ordered Mariam that post…
** Polite request with "please" → **requested + object + to-infinitive.** "This" → "that." (a) uses wrong verb "ordered." (b) bad grammar. (d) keeps "this." ---
79410
"Let us go to the hills for a vacation," Mother said to us.
Answer:
Mother ordered us…
** "Let us" for suggestion in indirect speech → **suggested that we should.** (a) "ordered" changes tone. (b) & (c) grammatically awkward. ---