ESL 141 - Grammar and Writing IV » Winter 2021 » Grammar Quiz Reported Speech Using Noun Clauses

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Question #1
Complete the following sentence by changing the quoted speech to reported speech using a noun clause. Write your answer in the text box below. Armen asked, "What should I do with my essay?" Armen asked . . .
A.   what he should do with his essay.
B.   what he shall did with his essay.
Question #2
Complete the following sentence by changing the quoted speech to reported speech using a noun clause. Write your answer in the text box below. Professor McDonald said, "No late work is going to be accepted." Professor McDonald said . . .
A.   that he will not accept late works
B.   that no late work was going to be accepted.
Question #3
Complete the following sentence by changing the quoted speech to reported speech using a noun clause. Write your answer in the text box below. "Is Michael planning on taking a class in the summer session?", asked Marie. Marie asked . . .
A.   Michael if he plans to take a class in the summer session.
B.   me if Michael was planning on taking a class in the summer session.
Question #4
Complete the following sentence by changing the quoted speech to reported speech using a noun clause. Write your answer in the text box below. Elena asked Martin, "Have you completed your essay yet?" Elena asked Martin . . .
A.   if he completed the essay.
B.   if he had completed his essay yet.
Question #5
Complete the following sentence by changing the quoted speech to reported speech using a noun clause. Write your answer in the text box below. The police officer asked, "Who drives the green car?" The police officer wanted to know . . .
A.   who driven the green car.
B.   who drove the green car.
Question #6
Complete the following sentence. The underlined part of the following nursery rhyme shows examples of a . . . Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are
A.   adjective clause
B.   noun clause
C.   adverb clause
D.   question
Question #7
Complete the following sentence. In the article titled "The Homework Dilemma," the author, Etta Kralovec examines . . .
A.   why parents should question the need for homework.
B.   why should parents question the need for homework?
C.   that why parents should question the need for homework.
D.   why parents should question the need for homework?
Question #8
All of the following song titles show an example of a noun clause EXCEPT . . . ?
A.   "What a wonderful world (this would be)" - Sam Cooke
B.   "Wake me up when September ends" - Green Day
C.   "What's love got to do with it?" - Tina Turner
D.   "I want to know what love is" - Foreigner
Question #9
Complete the following sentence with a noun clause. In her article titled "Making a Home out of School," the author, Corey Whelan explains . . .
A.   why parents choose to homeschool their children.
B.   why parents should be allow to homeschool their children.
Question #10
Complete the following sentence by changing the quoted speech to reported speech using a noun clause. Write your answer in the text box below. The author was quoted as saying "Employers must be sure to consider all qualifications of any applicant, not just whether or not the person is good looking." The author was quoted as saying . . .
A.   . . . (that) employers had to be sure to consider all qualifications of any applicant, not just whether or not the person was good looking.
B.   . . . (that) employers has to sure to consider all qualifications of any applicant, not just whether or not the person is good looking.
Question #11
Complete the following sentence by changing the quoted speech to reported speech using a noun clause. Write your answer in the text box below. The Glendale Community College President noted that "As a result of the pandemic, more online classes will be made available in the future." The Glendale Community College President noted . . .
A.   . . . (that) as a result of the pandemic, more online classes would be made available in the future.
B.   . . . (that) more online class will be made available in the future as a result of the pandemic.

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