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Class 9 English: Grammar and Writing Skills Worksheet (with Answers)

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  1. 1. Choose the correct verb: 'She ___ to school every day.'
    • (a) goes
    • (b) go
    • (c) going
    • (d) gone
  2. 2. Pick the modal showing advice: 'You ___ see a doctor.'
    • (a) can
    • (b) should
    • (c) will
    • (d) may
  3. 3. Correct preposition: 'The meeting is ___ Monday.'
    • (a) in
    • (b) at
    • (c) on
    • (d) by
  4. 4. Passive of 'They built a house.'
    • (a) A house is built.
    • (b) A house has built.
    • (c) They were built a house.
    • (d) A house was built by them.
  5. 5. What is subject-verb agreement?
  6. 6. What is reported speech?
  7. 7. Explain reported speech and the main changes made when converting direct to indirect speech.
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  1. 1. (a) goes — Singular subject 'she' takes 'goes'.
  2. 2. (b) should — 'Should' expresses advice.
  3. 3. (c) on — We use 'on' with days.
  4. 4. (d) A house was built by them. — Past simple passive: 'was built by them'.
  5. 5. The rule that a verb must match its subject in number (singular or plural).
  6. 6. Reporting what someone said without using their exact words.
  7. 7. Reported, or indirect, speech is a way of telling what someone said without quoting their exact words, and it usually requires several changes. First, the tense of the reported words generally shifts 'one step back' when the reporting verb is in the past: present simple becomes past simple ('I am' becomes 'he was'), present perfect becomes past perfect, and 'will' becomes 'would'. Second, pronouns change to match the new speaker's point of view (for example, 'I' may become 'he' or 'she', and 'you' may become 'me' or 'them'). Third, words referring to time and place are adjusted — 'today' becomes 'that day', 'tomorrow' becomes 'the next day', 'here' becomes 'there', and so on. The punctuation also changes: quotation marks are removed and, for statements, the word 'that' is often used. For questions, the reported clause takes the form of a statement, and reporting verbs like 'asked' are used. Applying these changes carefully turns direct speech into correct reported speech.
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