Global Citizenship

Respuesta correcta: C) if

• A) thatIncorrect for questions.
• B) what"What" asks for the thing itself, but the question "Did you understand...?" is a yes/no question, so a reported form is needed.
• C) ifCorrect. 'If' or 'whether' is used to report yes/no questions.
• D) when"When" asks about a time, while the teacher asked about a fact, which takes a yes/no reported form.

Respuesta correcta: A) to meet

• A) to meetCorrect. Reported commands/requests use 'to + infinitive'.
• B) meeting"Meeting" has no "to" before it and would need a subject of its own; a reported command after "told" takes "to" plus the infinitive.
• C) that meet"That meet" would need a that-clause, but "told" reports a command, which takes "to" plus the infinitive.
• D) meetThe bare infinitive "meet" is used after modal verbs or "can", but "told someone to do" requires the "to" infinitive.

Respuesta correcta: C) whether

• A) where"Where" asks about a place, while the question was about whether it had ever happened.
• B) that"That" introduces a statement, not the yes/no reported question that "asked" requires.
• C) whetherCorrect. Introduces a yes/no reported question.
• D) didIncorrect reported question structure.

Respuesta correcta: C) whether / were going

• A) if / are going"If / are going" keeps the future unchanged, but a reported question backshifts the tense to the past.
• B) that / willIncorrect for questions.
• C) whether / were goingCorrect. Backshift from 'are going' to 'were going'.
• D) when / had"When / had" asks about a time, while the journalist asked whether the leaders were going to sign.

Respuesta correcta: D) not to share

• A) don't shareIncorrect reported syntax.
• B) that we not sharePossible but B is more standard.
• C) to not share'Not to' is preferred over 'to not'.
• D) not to shareCorrect negative reported command.

Respuesta correcta: B) what / was

• A) what / isIncorrect backshifting and order.
• B) what / wasCorrect. WH-word + subject + verb (backshifted).
• C) what was / my motivationIncorrect word order (question order instead of statement order).
• D) if / wasIncorrect WH-question reporting.

Respuesta correcta: A) whether / would have reviewed

• A) whether / would have reviewedCorrect. Backshift from future perfect 'will have reviewed'.
• B) if / would reviewPossible, but B is more precise for completion.
• C) that / will review"That / will review" keeps the future tense and adds a that-clause; a reported question needs an interrogative word and a backshifted tense.
• D) when / reviewed"When / reviewed" would ask about a time rather than requesting clarification, and the reported tense does not match the deadline being asked about.

Respuesta correcta: C) to learn

• A) learning"Advise" does not take a bare gerund without "to"; the standard pattern is advise + object + to-infinitive.
• B) that they learnAlso possible, but B is standard for advice-as-command.
• C) to learnCorrect. 'Advise' + object + to-infinitive.
• D) learnThe bare infinitive "learn" only works after a modal; after "advised the students" the verb needs "to".

Respuesta correcta: C) how / had evaluated

• A) how / evaluatedPossible, but B is more likely for a past-to-present evaluation.
• B) what / evaluates"What / evaluates" asks for the thing and leaves the verb in the present, but both the question word and the tense have to be adjusted when a question is reported.
• C) how / had evaluatedCorrect. Backshift from past simple or present perfect.
• D) if / evaluatedMissing the 'how' context.

Respuesta correcta: B) be / were

• A) is / are"Is / are" is the indicative, but "requested that" introduces the subjunctive, so the base form "be" is required.
• B) be / wereCorrect. Subjunctive 'be' after 'request' + backshifted 'were'.
• C) was / werePossible but A is more formal/B2.
• D) being / been"Being / been" are non-finite forms; the subjunctive slot after "requested that" needs a finite base form like "be".

Respuesta correcta: A) whether / was going to take

• A) whether / was going to takeCorrect. Backshift of 'is going to'.
• B) what / will take"Will take" is not backshifted, so the reported question would still be pointing at the future instead of the moment of asking.
• C) if / took"If / took" uses the past simple, which would report a completed action rather than the intended future action.
• D) that / takesIncorrect for questions.

Respuesta correcta: A) whether / would have been analyzed

• A) whether / would have been analyzedCorrect. Backshifted Future Perfect Passive in a reported question.
• B) if / were analyzed"If" introduces a yes/no conditional, and "were analyzed" is the simple past passive rather than the backshifted future perfect passive the deadline requires.
• C) what / would analyze"What" asks for the thing itself, not for a yes/no answer, and "would analyze" is active while the results are what gets analyzed.
• D) whether / had been analyzedIncorrect tense for the 'was due' deadline.