FPSC English MCQs

The identity of the arresting authority is obvious or unimportant.
Omitting the agent keeps the passive sentence concise.

The present perfect passive question uses 'have + subject + been + past participle.'
The indefinite agent 'anyone' does not need to be retained.

'Slept' is intransitive and has no direct object to become a passive subject.
Only transitive constructions normally form the passive.

The pronoun changes to match Ali, and the present tense backshifts after a past reporting verb.
'Am' therefore becomes 'was.'

The present perfect normally backshifts to the past perfect after 'said.'
Pronouns also change to match Sara.

'Will' backshifts to 'would,' and 'tomorrow' becomes 'the next day.'
The object pronoun changes according to the reporting context.

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.'