Noun clauses

Question

I have three questions. These are multiple choice questions and I am asking about two options that I have the problem.

A- Did he tell you where..........the report when you finish?

a) should you put

b ) to put

B-When I left home, my uncle gave me some advice. He said.............give up.

a) that I shouldn't

b) don't

C) Is it true..........people are saying about the new laptops?

a)that what

b)what

Can you please give reason(s) why each of them is wrong?

Teechr · Accepted Answer

Abbas RajabpourCan you please give reason(s) why each of them is wrong?

What do you mean by that? Were you given other choices in those questions?

Teechr · Answer

Abbas RajabpourA- Did he tell you where..........the report when you finish?a) should you put b ) to put

The correct answer is "b". This is an indirect question. The question is "did he tell you" not "where should you put."

Abbas RajabpourB-When I left home, my uncle gave me some advice. He said.............give up.a) that I shouldn't b) don't

The correct answer is "a". This is indirect/reported speech. Alternatively, you can say:

He said "Don't give up."

However, note the difference in punctuation.

Abbas RajabpourC) Is it true..........people are saying about the new laptops?a)that what b)what

The correct answer is "b". The version with "that" would need a finite verb after "that". For example:

A: Is it true that what people are saying about the new laptops is just a bunch of rumours?

B: Yes indeed, what people are saying about the new laptops is just a bunch of rumours.

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