Reported speech statements, San Juan, grado 11, W17.
Which sentence reports the direct speech 'I am tired' correctly?
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Respuesta correcta: A)She said that she was tired.
💡 Explicación
Al pasar de habla directa a discurso indirecto se operan tres cambios: el verbo principal retrocede a pasado, los pronombres y las expresiones de tiempo se ajustan, y la conjucion pasa a 'that' o se omite en la lengua hablada.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)She said that she was tired.
A)She said that she was tired.Correct. The verb 'to be' shifts to the past, the pronoun 'I' changes, and the time expression also shifts back.
B)She said that she is tired.Incorrect. In reported speech, the verb 'to be' must be in the past, not in the present as in the original sentence.
C)She said that I was tired.Incorrect. The first-person pronoun changes to match the speaker, who here is 'she'.
D)She say that she was tired.Incorrect. The introductory verb also shifts back to the past: 'said', not 'say'.
💡 Explicación
Al pasar de habla directa a discurso indirecto se operan tres cambios: el verbo principal retrocede a pasado, los pronombres y las expresiones de tiempo se ajustan, y la conjucion pasa a 'that' o se omite en la lengua hablada.
Pregunta 2
Pregunta 2 · D3Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with past simple, Ponce, grado 11, W17.
Complete the sentence: 'The teacher said that water ____ (boil) at 100 degrees.'
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Respuesta correcta: C)boils
💡 Explicación
Hay un caso en que el tiempo verbal no cambia: las verdades universales. Frases como 'water boils at 100 degrees' o 'the Earth goes around the Sun' suelen mantenerse en presente porque describen hechos que no cambian.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)boils
A)boiledIncorrect. Universal truths usually stay in the present, even in past reported speech.
B)would boilIncorrect. 'Would boil' belongs to a conditional and is not how a reported statement is formed.
C)boilsCorrect. Universal truths do not backshift, so the verb stating the scientific fact keeps the present simple.
D)is boilingIncorrect. The present continuous does not fit the idea of a permanent general truth either.
💡 Explicación
Hay un caso en que el tiempo verbal no cambia: las verdades universales. Frases como 'water boils at 100 degrees' o 'the Earth goes around the Sun' suelen mantenerse en presente porque describen hechos que no cambian.
Pregunta 3
Pregunta 3 · D2Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with time expressions, Carolina, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'I will call you tomorrow.'
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Respuesta correcta: B)He said that he would call me the next day.
💡 Explicación
Las expresiones de tiempo Tambien retroceden cuando el discurso indirecto va en pasado. 'Now' pasa a 'then', 'tomorrow' a 'the next day', 'yesterday' a 'the day before' y 'tonight' a 'that night'.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)He said that he would call me the next day.
A)He said that he will call me tomorrow.Incorrect. Neither the future nor the time expression shifts back, so the sentence still reads like direct speech.
B)He said that he would call me the next day.Correct. 'Will' becomes 'would', 'I' becomes 'he', 'you' becomes 'me', and 'tomorrow' becomes 'the next day'.
C)He said that he called me the next day.Incorrect. The future 'will call' must become 'would call', not the past simple 'called'.
D)He told me that he would call the next day.Incorrect. 'Told' requires an explicit indirect object, and the complement 'me' is missing.
💡 Explicación
Las expresiones de tiempo Tambien retroceden cuando el discurso indirecto va en pasado. 'Now' pasa a 'then', 'tomorrow' a 'the next day', 'yesterday' a 'the day before' y 'tonight' a 'that night'.
Pregunta 4
Pregunta 4 · D2Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with present continuous, Bayamon, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'She is studying for the exam.'
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Respuesta correcta: D)He said that she was studying for the exam.
💡 Explicación
El desplazamiento temporal es sistematico: presente continuo pasa a pasado continuo, presente simple a pasado simple y futuro a futuro con 'would'. La coherencia del tiempo entre la parte introductoria y el discurso indirecto es la clave para acertar.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)He said that she was studying for the exam.
A)He said that she is studying for the exam.Incorrect. The present continuous must shift back to the past continuous to keep the tenses consistent.
B)He said that she studied for the exam.Incorrect. The past simple corresponds to an original present simple, not a present continuous.
C)He said that she would study for the exam.Incorrect. 'Would study' corresponds to a future or a conditional, not a present continuous.
D)He said that she was studying for the exam.Correct. The present continuous becomes the past continuous when the reported speech is in the past.
💡 Explicación
El desplazamiento temporal es sistematico: presente continuo pasa a pasado continuo, presente simple a pasado simple y futuro a futuro con 'would'. La coherencia del tiempo entre la parte introductoria y el discurso indirecto es la clave para acertar.
Pregunta 5
Pregunta 5 · D3Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with modals, Arecibo, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'I can swim very well.'
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Respuesta correcta: D)She said that she could swim very well.
💡 Explicación
Los verbos modales tambien retroceden: 'can' a 'could', 'will' a 'would', 'may' puede permanecer igual o pasar a 'might'. Lo que no cambia es la relacion entre el sentido original y el adaptado.
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Respuesta correcta: D)She said that she could swim very well.
A)She said that she can swim very well.Incorrect. 'Can' is the direct-speech form and has not been shifted back, even though the reporting frame is in the past.
B)would be able to swim very wellIncorrect. 'Would be able to' expresses a hypothetical future ability and does not convey the ability stated in the direct speech.
C)She said that she may swim very well.Incorrect. 'May' expresses permission or possibility and does not convey the ability expressed by 'can'.
D)She said that she could swim very well.Correct. 'Can' shifts back to 'could' in reported speech, and the pronoun changes to 'she'.
💡 Explicación
Los verbos modales tambien retroceden: 'can' a 'could', 'will' a 'would', 'may' puede permanecer igual o pasar a 'might'. Lo que no cambia es la relacion entre el sentido original y el adaptado.
Pregunta 6
Pregunta 6 · D3Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with say and tell, Humacao, grado 11, W17.
Which sentence is correct?
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Respuesta correcta: B)My friend told me that she was moving to Ponce.
💡 Explicación
La diferencia entre 'say' y 'tell' es un punto que se prueba con frecuencia. 'Say' no lleva objeto indirecto y 'tell' lo exige. Con 'that' el objeto indirecto es opcional en el registro formal, pero el enunciado lo da.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)My friend told me that she was moving to Ponce.
A)My friend said me that she was moving to Ponce.Incorrect. 'Say' does not take an indirect object; to name the listener, use 'tell me'.
B)My friend told me that she was moving to Ponce.Correct. 'Tell' requires an explicit indirect object, and 'me' fills that role, with 'that' introducing the clause.
C)My friend told that she was moving to Ponce.Incorrect. 'Tell' requires an indirect object, and without one the sentence is incomplete.
D)My friend said me she moving to Ponce.Incorrect. Besides the 'say me' error, the main verb 'was' is missing, so the structure is ungrammatical.
💡 Explicación
La diferencia entre 'say' y 'tell' es un punto que se prueba con frecuencia. 'Say' no lleva objeto indirecto y 'tell' lo exige. Con 'that' el objeto indirecto es opcional en el registro formal, pero el enunciado lo da.
Pregunta 7
Pregunta 7 · D2Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with location changes, Aguadilla, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'I will meet you here tomorrow.'
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Respuesta correcta: A)She said that she would meet me there the next day.
💡 Explicación
Las palabras de lugar y de movimiento se ajustan segun la perspectiva del nuevo hablante. 'Here' se convierte en 'there', 'this' en 'that' y 'come' en 'go'. Ese ajuste es lo que hace que el discurso indirecto suene natural.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)She said that she would meet me there the next day.
A)She said that she would meet me there the next day.Correct. 'Here' becomes 'there' because the place of reference shifts to that of the reporting speaker.
B)She said that she would meet me here the next day.Incorrect. When the speaker changes, place words must also change: 'here' becomes 'there'.
C)She said that she would meet me there tomorrow.Incorrect. 'Tomorrow' must shift back to 'the next day' because the time frame is now in the past.
D)She said that she will meet me there the next day.Incorrect. 'Will' has not been shifted back, and it also appears with a time reference that has already been shifted to the past.
💡 Explicación
Las palabras de lugar y de movimiento se ajustan segun la perspectiva del nuevo hablante. 'Here' se convierte en 'there', 'this' en 'that' y 'come' en 'go'. Ese ajuste es lo que hace que el discurso indirecto suene natural.
Pregunta 8
Pregunta 8 · D3Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with past perfect, Guayanilla, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'I had already finished the report before you arrived.'
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Respuesta correcta: C)She said that she had already finished the report before I arrived.
💡 Explicación
El pasado perfecto ya es un tiempo pasado, asi que no retrocede mas al pasar al discurso indirecto. Lo unico que se ajusta son los pronombres, las expresiones de tiempo y las palabras de lugar.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)She said that she had already finished the report before I arrived.
A)She said that she has already finished the report before I arrived.Incorrect. The past perfect does not shift to the present perfect; it stays in the same tense.
B)She said that she would have finished the report before I arrived.Incorrect. 'Would have' is a third conditional and is not used to report a past fact.
C)She said that she had already finished the report before I arrived.Correct. The past perfect is already a past tense, so it stays the same; the pronoun 'you' changes to 'I'.
D)She said that she had already finish the report before I arrived.Incorrect. After 'had', the verb takes the participle 'finished', not the base form 'finish'.
💡 Explicación
El pasado perfecto ya es un tiempo pasado, asi que no retrocede mas al pasar al discurso indirecto. Lo unico que se ajusta son los pronombres, las expresiones de tiempo y las palabras de lugar.
Pregunta 9
Pregunta 9 · D2Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with present perfect, Trujillo Alto, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'I have visited Ponce three times.'
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Respuesta correcta: C)She said that she had visited Ponce three times.
💡 Explicación
El presente perfecto retrocede a pasado perfecto. Esa es una de las conversiones mas utiles para memorizar, porque se repite con frecuencia en las noticias y en los informes oficiales.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)She said that she had visited Ponce three times.
A)She said that she has visited Ponce three times.Incorrect. 'Has visited' is present perfect and has not been shifted back, so the tenses are inconsistent.
B)She said that she would visit Ponce three times.Incorrect. 'Would visit' expresses a hypothetical future action, not a past experience that already happened.
C)She said that she had visited Ponce three times.Correct. The present perfect shifts back to the past perfect when the reporting verb is in the past simple.
D)She said that she visited Ponce three times ago.Incorrect. 'Ago' was added by the reporting speaker and was not in the original sentence.
💡 Explicación
El presente perfecto retrocede a pasado perfecto. Esa es una de las conversiones mas utiles para memorizar, porque se repite con frecuencia en las noticias y en los informes oficiales.
Pregunta 10
Pregunta 10 · D3Bloom: Analyze
Reported speech with that, Barceloneta, grado 11, W17.
When is 'that' optional in reported speech?
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Respuesta correcta: A)In informal speech when reporting a statement, not a question or command.
💡 Explicación
'That' funciona como conector entre el verbo de habla y la oracion informada. Puede omitirse cuando se informa de una afirmacion y el registro es coloquial, pero es obligatorio en el registro escrito formal.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)In informal speech when reporting a statement, not a question or command.
A)In informal speech when reporting a statement, not a question or command.Correct. 'That' is often omitted when reporting a statement in informal speech.
B)Only when the reported speech is a question.Incorrect. In questions, 'that' is replaced by a question word, so it is never simply omitted.
C)Whenever the main verb is in the present tense.Incorrect. Whether 'that' is used or left out depends on the type of sentence being reported, not on the conjugation.
D)Never in any register of the language.Incorrect. 'That' is essential in formal register and in academic writing.
💡 Explicación
'That' funciona como conector entre el verbo de habla y la oracion informada. Puede omitirse cuando se informa de una afirmacion y el registro es coloquial, pero es obligatorio en el registro escrito formal.
Pregunta 11
Pregunta 11 · D2Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with reporting verbs, Maunabo, grado 11, W17.
Which reporting verb fits best? 'She told me she had won a scholarship.'
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Respuesta correcta: D)announce
💡 Explicación
Los verbos de habla aportan el tono de la informacion. 'Announce', 'declare' y 'reveal' sugieren una noticia formal, mientras que 'admit', 'confess' y 'complain' indican una revelacion o una queja.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)announce
A)mumbleIncorrect. 'Mumble' means speaking unclearly and is not appropriate for academic news.
B)complainIncorrect. 'Complain' implies discomfort or dissatisfaction and does not fit the sharing of good news.
C)misterIncorrect. 'Mister' is not a reporting verb, so it cannot introduce reported speech.
D)announceCorrect. 'Announce' conveys formal news and fits an academic achievement such as a scholarship.
💡 Explicación
Los verbos de habla aportan el tono de la informacion. 'Announce', 'declare' y 'reveal' sugieren una noticia formal, mientras que 'admit', 'confess' y 'complain' indican una revelacion o una queja.
Pregunta 12
Pregunta 12 · D3Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with going to, Yauco, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'I am going to study medicine.'
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: B)He said that he was going to study medicine.
💡 Explicación
'Going to' expresa un plan o una intencion y se convierte en 'was going to' en discurso indirecto. Es un caso distinto de 'will', que expresa una decision mas espontanea y se convierte en 'would'.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)He said that he was going to study medicine.
A)He said that he is going to study medicine.Incorrect. 'Going to' must backshift to the past when the reported speech frame uses 'said'.
B)He said that he was going to study medicine.Correct. 'Going to' becomes 'was going to' and the pronoun shifts to 'he'.
C)He said that he will go to study medicine.Incorrect. 'Going to' expresses a planned intention and is not replaced by 'will' in reported speech.
D)He said that he went to study medicine.Incorrect. The past simple 'went' corresponds to an original present simple, not to a future intention.
💡 Explicación
'Going to' expresa un plan o una intencion y se convierte en 'was going to' en discurso indirecto. Es un caso distinto de 'will', que expresa una decision mas espontanea y se convierte en 'would'.
Pregunta 13
Pregunta 13 · D2Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with used to, Cayey, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'I used to live in Mayaguez.'
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Respuesta correcta: B)She said that she used to live in Mayaguez.
💡 Explicación
'Used to' es una forma especial que ya situa la accion en el pasado, asi que no retrocede al pasarlo a discurso indirecto. Describe una costumbre o un estado que ya no se cumple.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)She said that she used to live in Mayaguez.
A)She said that she would live in Mayaguez.Incorrect. 'Would live' expresses a future hypothesis, not a state that existed in the past.
B)She said that she used to live in Mayaguez.Correct. 'Used to' describes a past state and stays the same in reported speech.
C)She said that she lives in Mayaguez.Incorrect. The present simple 'lives' contradicts the meaning of 'used to', which implies it is no longer true.
D)She said that she lived to Mayaguez.Incorrect. 'Live' is not followed by 'to'; the correct preposition with a place is 'in'.
💡 Explicación
'Used to' es una forma especial que ya situa la accion en el pasado, asi que no retrocede al pasarlo a discurso indirecto. Describe una costumbre o un estado que ya no se cumple.
Pregunta 14
Pregunta 14 · D3Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with past continuous, San Sebastian, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'We were waiting for the bus when it started to rain.'
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Respuesta correcta: D)They said that they were waiting for the bus when it started to rain.
💡 Explicación
Los verbos que ya estan en pasado no retroceden. Solo cambian los pronombres y las palabras de lugar. Los participios simples pueden alternarse con el gerundio en muchos verbos sin alterar el sentido.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)They said that they were waiting for the bus when it started to rain.
A)They said that they were waiting for the bus when it started raining.Incorrect. It is an acceptable variant with the simple gerund, but the prompt asks for the past continuous, which is the standard conversion.
B)They said that they waited for the bus when it started to rain.Incorrect. The past continuous must be kept, since it describes an action that was in progress.
C)They said that they would wait for the bus when it started to rain.Incorrect. 'Would wait' is conditional and does not fit a scene that was already happening in the past.
D)They said that they were waiting for the bus when it started to rain.Correct. 'We' changes to 'they' and both past-tense verbs keep their tense.
💡 Explicación
Los verbos que ya estan en pasado no retroceden. Solo cambian los pronombres y las palabras de lugar. Los participios simples pueden alternarse con el gerundio en muchos verbos sin alterar el sentido.
Pregunta 15
Pregunta 15 · D3Bloom: Analyze
Reported speech with backshift not applied, Camuy, grado 11, W17.
When can the tense NOT be shifted back?
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Respuesta correcta: C)When the reporting verb is already in the present.
💡 Explicación
El desplazamiento al pasado no es obligatorio cuando el marco ya esta en presente o cuando el contenido sigue siendo verdad. Los examenes suelen aceptar ambas formas si el sentido no cambia, pero la coherencia es siempre la opcion mas segura.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)When the reporting verb is already in the present.
A)When the reported speech contains a modal verb.Incorrect. Modals do backshift in most cases and only stay the same when their meaning does not change over time.
B)Only when the sentence is a question.Incorrect. Questions change their structure, but the no-backshift rule depends on the tense of the reporting frame.
C)When the reporting verb is already in the present.Correct. If the reporting frame is in the present, the reported speech keeps the original tense of the statement.
D)Only when the statement refers to the future.Incorrect. Future statements do backshift, from 'will' to 'would', even if the sentence is phrased in the present.
💡 Explicación
El desplazamiento al pasado no es obligatorio cuando el marco ya esta en presente o cuando el contenido sigue siendo verdad. Los examenes suelen aceptar ambas formas si el sentido no cambia, pero la coherencia es siempre la opcion mas segura.
Pregunta 16
Pregunta 16 · D3Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with the verb to be, Luquillo, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'The exam was very difficult.'
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: A)She said that the exam had been very difficult.
💡 Explicación
El pasado simple retrocede a pasado perfecto, de modo que 'was' pasa a 'had been'. Cuando la afirmacion sigue siendo cierta en el presente, el tiempo original puede conservarse sin que el sentido cambie.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)She said that the exam had been very difficult.
A)She said that the exam had been very difficult.Correct. The past simple backshifts to the past perfect when the reported speech is in the past.
B)She said that the exam was very difficult.Incorrect. The past simple must backshift to the past perfect when the 'said' frame is already in the past.
C)She said that the exam would be very difficult.Incorrect. 'Would be' is conditional and does not fit a fact that already happened in the past.
D)She said that the exam has been very difficult.Incorrect. 'Has been' is present perfect and contradicts the completed event the person was recounting in the past.
💡 Explicación
El pasado simple retrocede a pasado perfecto, de modo que 'was' pasa a 'had been'. Cuando la afirmacion sigue siendo cierta en el presente, el tiempo original puede conservarse sin que el sentido cambie.
Pregunta 17
Pregunta 17 · D2Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with possessives, Toa Baja, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'I will bring my sister, because she knows the place.'
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Respuesta correcta: A)He said that he would bring his sister because she knew the place.
💡 Explicación
Los posesivos se ajustan igual que los pronombres: 'my' pasa a 'your', 'his' o 'her' segun quien tome el relevo del relato. Ese cambio es uno de los que mas se olvidan al resumir una conversacion.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: A)He said that he would bring his sister because she knew the place.
A)He said that he would bring his sister because she knew the place.Correct. The possessives 'my' and 'my' change to 'his', and the future becomes 'would'.
B)He said that I would bring my sister because she knew the place.Incorrect. The subject pronoun of the original sentence is not kept, because it shifts to match the reporting speaker's perspective.
C)He said that he would bring her sister because she knew the place.Incorrect. The possessive must be 'his', not 'her', because the referent is the brother who spoke.
D)He said that he would bring my sister because she knew the place.Incorrect. The possessive 'my' is only valid if the sentence is still narrated from the original speaker's perspective.
💡 Explicación
Los posesivos se ajustan igual que los pronombres: 'my' pasa a 'your', 'his' o 'her' segun quien tome el relevo del relato. Ese cambio es uno de los que mas se olvidan al resumir una conversacion.
Pregunta 18
Pregunta 18 · D2Bloom: Apply
Reported speech in short answers, Naguabo, grado 11, W17.
Why does the tense of reported speech shift back to the past?
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Respuesta correcta: D)She said that she had lost her notebook.
💡 Explicación
El discurso indirecto exige un participio pasado detras de 'had' o 'have'. Olvidar esa terminacion es un error muy frecuente entre estudiantes que dominan la regla del pasado simple pero no la del participio irregular.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: D)She said that she had lost her notebook.
A)She said that she have lost her notebook.Incorrect. 'Have' is present and does not agree with a past reported speech frame.
B)She said that she had lose her notebook.Incorrect. After 'had' the verb takes the participle 'lost', not the base form 'lose'.
C)She said she had lose her notebook.Incorrect. Although 'that' can be omitted in speech, the participle is still required here.
D)She said that she had lost her notebook.Correct. 'Had lost' is past perfect and correctly renders the original past simple 'lost'.
💡 Explicación
El discurso indirecto exige un participio pasado detras de 'had' o 'have'. Olvidar esa terminacion es un error muy frecuente entre estudiantes que dominan la regla del pasado simple pero no la del participio irregular.
Pregunta 19
Pregunta 19 · D3Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with the verb to know, Hatillo, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'I don't know where the library is.'
Elige una opción para comprobar tu respuesta.
Respuesta correcta: B)He said that he didn't know where the library was.
💡 Explicación
En una clausula indirecta interrogativa el orden ya no es de pregunta: no hay inversion de sujeto ni auxiliar. La estructura es 'he said that he didn't know where...' con el verbo en su forma normal dentro de la subordinada.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: B)He said that he didn't know where the library was.
A)He said that he doesn't know where the library is.Incorrect. Neither the negation nor the main verb is backshifted, so the sentence remains too direct.
B)He said that he didn't know where the library was.Correct. 'Don't' becomes 'didn't', the main verb backshifts to the past, and 'is' becomes 'was'.
C)He said that he didn't knew where the library was.Incorrect. After 'didn't' the verb returns to the base form 'know', not the past 'knew'.
D)He said that where the library was, he didn't know.Incorrect. The indirect question clause cannot take the place of the main clause in reported speech.
💡 Explicación
En una clausula indirecta interrogativa el orden ya no es de pregunta: no hay inversion de sujeto ni auxiliar. La estructura es 'he said that he didn't know where...' con el verbo en su forma normal dentro de la subordinada.
Pregunta 20
Pregunta 20 · D2Bloom: Apply
Reported speech with adverbs of place and time, Yabucoa, grado 11, W17.
Report the sentence: 'We can meet here this afternoon.'
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Respuesta correcta: C)She said that they could meet there that afternoon.
💡 Explicación
El ajuste de deicticos es esencial para que el relato sea coherente. Si quien informa esta en otro lugar, 'here' debe convertirse en 'there'; si el relato ocurre ese mismo dia, 'this afternoon' pasa a 'that afternoon'.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta correcta: C)She said that they could meet there that afternoon.
A)She said that they could meet here this afternoon.Incorrect. Place and time words must be adjusted because the story is now told from her perspective.
B)She said that they can meet there that afternoon.Incorrect. 'Can' is not backshifted to 'could' here, even though the sentence frame is in the past.
C)She said that they could meet there that afternoon.Correct. 'Can' becomes 'could', 'we' becomes 'they', 'here' becomes 'there', and 'this afternoon' becomes 'that afternoon'.
D)She said that they could meet there that afternoon ago.Incorrect. 'Ago' belongs to the distant past and cannot go with 'that afternoon'.
💡 Explicación
El ajuste de deicticos es esencial para que el relato sea coherente. Si quien informa esta en otro lugar, 'here' debe convertirse en 'there'; si el relato ocurre ese mismo dia, 'this afternoon' pasa a 'that afternoon'.
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