FPSC MCQs

The simple past may backshift to the past perfect in reported speech.
'Yesterday' changes to 'the previous day.'

A universal scientific truth normally remains in the simple present.
Backshift is unnecessary because the statement is still true.

A yes-no question is reported with 'asked' plus 'if' or 'whether.'
The word order becomes that of a statement.

A wh-question keeps the question word but uses statement word order.
The present tense normally backshifts to the past.

A comma alone cannot join two independent clauses in formal writing.
This incorrect joining is called a comma splice.

'Have something done' means arranging for another person to perform a service.
The object is followed by the past participle 'repaired.'

All three items use matching gerund forms.
Parallel grammatical structure makes coordinated ideas clear and balanced.

'Get someone to do something' expresses persuasion or arrangement.
It requires an object followed by a to-infinitive.

The subject contains two nouns joined by 'and.'
Both Ali and Hamza perform the action.

'Make someone do something' takes the bare infinitive in active voice.
Therefore, 'made the students rewrite' is correct.

The sentence has one independent clause and one dependent clause introduced by 'because.'
That combination makes it complex.

One subject performs two actions: collected and analyzed.
Two verbs sharing the same subject form a compound predicate.