JIPMAT - Grammar - Direct & Indirect | Free Questions

Q1:

JIPMAT 2025

Grammar

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Direct & Indirect

Conceptual

In the following question, a sentence has been given in direct speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in indirect speech.

Pritha said to me, "We have to win this trophy".

Pritha told me that they have to win that trophy.

Pritha told me that we had to win that trophy.

Pritha told me that we have to win that trophy.

Pritha told me that they had to win that trophy.

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Option 2,4

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Q2:

JIPMAT 2024

Grammar

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Direct & Indirect

Easy

Out of the given options, pick the one which best expresses the following sentence in indirect speech.

The coach said, "Well done ! You have made me proud."

The coach applauded and said that he has made him proud.

The coach applauds and says well done that he had made him proud.

The coach applauded and says well done and that he has made him proud.

The coach applauded and said that he had made him proud.

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Option 4

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Q3:

JIPMAT 2024

Grammar

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Direct & Indirect

Easy

Pick the active voice of the following sentence :

"The national anthem is being sung by the players".

The players were singing the national anthem.

The players are singing the national anthem.

The players sing the national anthem.

The players have sung the national anthem.

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Option 2

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Q4:

JIPMAT 2023

Grammar

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Direct & Indirect

Easy

Pick out the correct sentence in indirect narration of the following sentence:

She said to him, "Please wait here till I return"

She requested her to wait there till she returned.

She requested him to wait there till she returned.

She requested him to wait there till she returns.

She requests him to wait there till she had returned.

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Option 2

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Q5:

JIPMAT 2023

Grammar

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Direct & Indirect

Conceptual

Pick out the correct sentence in indirect narration of the following sentence:

He said, "Let us wait for the award."

He proposed him to wait for the award.

He proposed that they should wait for the award.

He agreed to wait for the award with him.

He proposed me that I should wait for the award.

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Option 2

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Q6:

JIPMAT 2022

Grammar

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Direct & Indirect

Easy

Pick out the correct sentence in indirect speech of the following sentence: He said to me, “What are you doing?”

He asked me what he was doing.

He asked me that what I was doing.

He asked me what I was doing.

He asked me why I was doing.

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Option 3

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Q7:

JIPMAT 2022

Grammar

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Direct & Indirect

Conceptual

Pick out the correct sentence in indirect narration of the following sentence: He said, 'How wise I am?'

He exclaimed that I was very wise.

He exclaimed that he was very wise.

He exclaimed that I am very wise.

He regretted that he was very wise.

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Option 2

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Q8:

JIPMAT 2021

Grammar

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Direct & Indirect

Conceptual

In this question, a sentence has been given in Direct form. Out of the four options, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect form.

He said, 'I must go at once.'

He asked to go at once.

He said that he had gone at once.

He said that he had to go at once.

He told if he had to go at once.

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Option 3

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Q9:

JIPMAT 2021

Grammar

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Direct & Indirect

Easy

In this question, a sentence has been given in Indirect form. Out of the four options suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Direct form.

'He says that he is very sorry.'

He said, 'He is very sorry'.

He said, 'He was very sorry'.

He says, 'I am very sorry'.

He told me, 'I felt sorry'.

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Option 3

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