Reported Speech and Subjunctive Quiz
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My dad …………… some of his homemade jam when I see him next week.
A. promised giving
B. promised that he give me
C. promised me to give
D. promised that he would give me
Mary says that ….. Claire at the cafeteria.
A. she’s meeting
B. she does meet
C. she was meeting
D. she did meet
He told her that he wouldn’t have cancelled yesterday’s dinner reservation if he …………. so late.
A. didn’t work
B. wasn’t working
C. wouldn’t be working
D. hadn’t been working
Cindy apologized ………… late.
A. to
B. for being
C. being
D. on being
She encouraged ……. more effort.
A. her daughter making
B. to make her daughter
C. her daughter to make
D. to having her daughter made
‘Why did you come back so late last night?
Well, dad refused ………… his rolex, so I had no way of telling the time.’
A. that he lent me
B. me to lend
C. lending me
D. to lend me
I’m so tired! Even the professor told me …. earlier!
A. to leave
B. that I leave
C. to be leaving
D. leave
It is imperative that the educational system …………. .
A. to be reformed
B. be reformed
C. is being reformed
D. will be reformed
It is essential that both parties ……………. aware of the situation.
A. are
B. to be
C. are being
D. be
….. on cyber threats was met with indifference by the public.
A. Government’s warning
B. The government warned
C. Government had warned that
D. Government was warned
Dennis …………. a dinner after Easter.
A. promised to host
B. promised to be hosting
C. promised hosting
D. promised a hostage
Jeanette asked the hairdresser how long ……………. to get her hair cut and dyed.
A. it would take
B. would it take
C. will it take
D. does it take
She demanded that ______ immediately.
A. the issue be addressed
B. the issue addressed
C. to address the issue
D. of addressing the issue
My mom asked ………… completed my assignment.
A. have I
B. what I had
C. whether I had
D. had I
The manager requested ……… 20 minutes earlier for the health inspection.
A. all employees being
B. that all employees be
C. on all employees to be
D. that the employees they be
My colleague assured ………. as soon as she had access to the platform.
A. me that she would log in
B. to me that she would log in
C. to log in
D. that she was logging in
It’s time you …………. some new shoes.
A. bought
B. buy
C. had bought
D. would buy
‘It was a mistake!’
‘… you have to pay for the repair of the printer.’
A. If need be,
B. Whatever it may be,
C. Then so be it,
D. Be that as it may,
He insisted on …………. the project by himself.
A. doing
B. to do
C. do
D. done
Mark volunteered …………….. after the party.
A. helping me clean
B. that he helped me clean
C. to help me clean
D. help me clean