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Belajar Soal Bahasa Inggris Kelas 12 SMA Tentang Grammar: Reported Speech (Direct and Indirect)

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Grammar: Reported Speech (Direct and Indirect)

Deskripsi :

Tata bahasa: Reported Speech (Direct and Indirect). Memahami bagaimana mengubah kalimat langsung menjadi kalimat tidak langsung dan sebaliknya.

Jenjang Pendidikan : SMA
Mata Pelajaran : Bahasa Inggris
Kelas : SMA Kelas 12
Waktu :15 Menit

Jul 08, 2025   |   11 views

Change the following direct speech into indirect speech: 'She said that she was going to the library.'

A. She said she was going to the library.
B. She said she was going to library.
C. She said she will go to the library.
D. She said that she would go to the library.

Pembahasan :
Dalam reported speech, kita menggunakan 'will' atau 'would' untuk mengubah 'was going to' menjadi 'will go' atau 'would go'. 'That' dihilangkan karena tidak diperlukan.

Which of the following options correctly reports the direct speech: 'He asked me if I had finished my homework.'

A. He asked me whether I have finished my homework.
B. He asked me if I finished my homework.
C. He asked me if I had finished my homework.
D. He asked me if I'm finished with my homework.

Pembahasan :
Reported speech biasanya menggunakan 'if' atau 'whether' untuk mengubah pertanyaan. Kita juga menggunakan bentuk past perfect ('had finished') untuk mengubah 'had finished'. Penggunaan 'am' pada pilihan D tidak sesuai dengan konteks yang tepat.

Convert the direct speech into indirect speech: 'They said that they were coming to the party.'

A. They said they are coming to the party.
B. They said they will come to the party.
C. They said they were coming to the party.
D. They said they'd come to the party.

Pembahasan :
Ketika mengubah kalimat 'was coming' menjadi 'will come', kita menggunakan 'will' untuk mengubah tense. Pilihan A dan C menggunakan tense yang tidak sesuai, dan pilihan D kurang formal.

The direct speech is: 'I don't know what time the movie starts.' The indirect speech is:

A. I don't know when the movie starts.
B. I know when the movie starts.
C. I am not sure when the movie starts.
D. I don't know how the movie starts.

Pembahasan :
Dalam reported speech, kita menggunakan 'when' untuk mengubah 'what time' menjadi 'when', dan 'don't know' menjadi 'I don't know'.

Which option is the correct way to report a command:

A. He told me to go home.
B. He said I should go home.
C. He ordered me to go home.
D. He instructed me to go home.

Pembahasan :
'Ordered' adalah kata kerja yang paling tepat untuk mengubah 'told' menjadi 'command' yang formal. Pilihan A dan B menggunakan 'told' yang bisa digunakan untuk menyampaikan saran atau perkataan biasa, bukan perintah. Pilihan D 'instructed' juga bisa digunakan, tetapi 'ordered' lebih umum digunakan untuk perintah yang tegas.

Change the direct speech to indirect speech: 'They said that they were going to travel around Europe next summer.'

A. They said they were going to travel around Europe next summer.
B. They said they were travelling around Europe next summer.
C. They said they would travel around Europe next summer.
D. They said they'll travel around Europe next summer.

Pembahasan :
Ketika mengubah 'were going to' menjadi 'would', kita menggunakan 'would' untuk mengubah tense. Pilihan A dan B menggunakan bentuk yang tidak tepat, dan pilihan D kurang formal.

Reported speech of: 'She said that she was very happy.'

A. She said she is very happy.
B. She said she's very happy.
C. She said she was very happy.
D. She said she is happy.

Pembahasan :
Dalam reported speech, kita menggunakan 'that' untuk menghubungkan klausa reported dengan klausa utama. Pilihan A menggunakan 'that', pilihan B dan D tidak menggunakan 'that' yang diperlukan.

Which of the following is the indirect speech of the sentence: 'He said that he had finished his work.'?

A. He said he had finished his work.
B. He said he has finished his work.
C. He said he'd finished his work.
D. He said he finished his work.

Pembahasan :
'Had finished' diubah menjadi 'had finished' dan 'will' diubah menjadi 'would' sesuai dengan konteks yang tepat. Pilihan A menggunakan bentuk yang tidak sesuai, dan pilihan B menggunakan tense yang salah.

The direct speech is: 'I think it's a good idea.' The indirect speech is:

A. I think it is a good idea.
B. I think it was a good idea.
C. I think it will be a good idea.
D. I think it has been a good idea.

Pembahasan :
Dalam reported speech, kita menggunakan 'that' untuk menghubungkan klausa reported dengan klausa utama, dan kita mempertahankan tense asli dari kalimat yang diucapkan (present simple).

Change the following direct speech into indirect speech: 'They said that they would visit us next week.'

A. They said they would visit us next week.
B. They said they will visit us next week.
C. They said they'd visit us next week.
D. They said they are going to visit us next week.

Pembahasan :
Ketika mengubah 'would' menjadi 'will', kita menggunakan 'will' untuk mengubah tense. Pilihan A dan B menggunakan bentuk yang tidak tepat, dan pilihan D menggunakan 'going to' yang kurang tepat.