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Everybody said, “How well she sings!”
[A]
Everybody told us that she sings very well.
[B]
Everybody exclaimed that she sings very well.
[C]
Everybody exclaimed that she sang very well.
[D]
Everybody told us that how she sang very well.
Answer: Everybody exclaimed that she sang very well.
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“I Suppose, you children go out for a nice long walk”, she said.
[A]
She proposed that the children went out for a nice long walk.
[B]
She advised that the children go out for a nice long walk.
[C]
She suggested that the children go out for a nice long walk.
[D]
She suggested that the children should go out for a nice long walk.
Answer: She suggested that the children should go out for a nice long walk. .
83
The teacher said to Ram, “Would you like to go on a trip to Kashmir?” Ram said, “Yes”
[A]
The teacher asked if Ram would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied yes.
[B]
The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied yes.
[C]
The teacher asked Ram if he would have liked to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied in the affirmative.
[D]
The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied in the affirmative.
Answer: The teacher asked Ram if he would like to go on a trip to Kashmir and Ram replied in the affirmative.
84
Shanker said to his friend, “Look out! there is a snake behind you.”
[A]
Shanker told his friend to look out as there was a snake behind him.
[B]
Shanker exclaimed to his friend with surprise that there was a snake behind him.
[C]
Seeing a snake behind him, Shanker asked his friend to look out.
[D]
Shanker warned his friend that there was a snake behind him.
Answer: Shanker exclaimed to his friend with surprise that there was a snake behind him.
85
‘From one of the windows of my flat I can see the Qutub Minar’, said my friend.
[A]
My friend told that from one of the windows of his flat he could see the Qutub Minar.
[B]
My friend said that from one of the windows of his flat he can see the Qutub Minar.
[C]
My friend said that from one of the windows of his flat he could see the Qutub Minar.
[D]
My friend told that from one of the windows of his flat he can see the Qutub Minar.
Answer: My friend said that from one of the windows of his flat he could see the Qutub Minar.
86
The teacher said to the student, “Why were you absent yesterday?”
[A]
The teacher asked the student why had been he absent the previous day.
[B]
The teacher asked the student why had he been absent the previous day.
[C]
The teacher informed the student that why he had been absent the next day.
[D]
The teacher asked the student why he had been absent the previous day.
Answer: The teacher asked the student why he had been absent the previous day.
87
I said to her, “All your faults will be pardoned if you confess them.”
[A]
I told her that all her faults will be pardoned if you confess them.
[B]
I told her that all her faults would be pardoned if she confessed them.
[C]
I told her that all her faults will have to be pardoned if she confessed them.
[D]
I told her that all her faults would have to be pardoned if she confessed them.
Answer: I told her that all her faults would be pardoned if she confessed them.
88
The Chief Minister said, “What a disaster the earthquake is!”
[A]
The Chief Minister cried that the earthquake was a terrible disaster.
[B]
The Chief Minister expressed with surprise that the earthquake was a terrible disaster.
[C]
The Chief Minister exclaimed with sorrow that the earthquake was a terrible disaster.
[D]
The Chief Minister told in pain that the earthquake was a terrible disaster.
Answer: The Chief Minister exclaimed with sorrow that the earthquake was a terrible disaster.
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He said to her, “Did it shake you up as much as it shook me?”
[A]
He asked her if it had shaken her up as much as it shook him.
[B]
He enquired of her if it shook her up as it shook him.
[C]
He enquired of her if it shook her up as much as it had shaken him.
[D]
He asked her if it had shaken her up as it had shaken him.
Answer: He asked her if it had shaken her up as it had shaken him.
90
He asked me, “What time will the sun set tomorrow ?”
[A]
He asked me what time does the sun set the next day.
[B]
He asked me what time the sun would set tomorrow.
[C]
He asked me what time the sun would set the next day.
[D]
He asked me what time would the sun set the next day.
Answer: He asked me what time the sun would set the next day.
91
“Have you finished your assignment, Minu ?” said her brother.
[A]
Minu’s brother asked Minu if you have finished your assignment.
[B]
Minu’s brother said to Minu if she had finished her assignment.
[C]
Minu’s brother asked her if she had finished her assignment.
[D]
Minu’s brother asked Minu if she has finished her assignment
Answer: Minu’s brother asked her if she had finished her assignment.
92
He says, “I go for a walk every morning.”
[A]
He says that he goes for a walk every morning.
[B]
He said that he used to go for a walk every morning
[C]
He said that he goes for a walk every morning.
[D]
He says he went for a walk every morning.
Answer: He says that he goes for a walk every morning.
93
I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday ?”
[A]
I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought him yesterday.
[B]
I asked him where he had lost the pen I have brought for him the previous day.
[C]
I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.
[D]
I asked him where had he lost the pen I had brought him the previous day.
Answer: I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.
94
He said, “Garima wants to take up a job while her husband wants her to look after the family.”
[A]
He said that Garima wanted to take up a job while her husband wanted her to look after the family.
[B]
He said that Garima wants to take up a job while her husband wanted her to look after the family.
[C]
He told that Garima wanted to take up a job while her husband wants her to look after the family
[D]
He said to Garima that though she wanted to take up a job while her husband wanted her to look after the family.
Answer: He said that Garima wanted to take up a job while her husband wanted her to look after the family.
95
He said, “Reena, do you want to buy a house in Noida ?”
[A]
He told Reena if she wanted to buy a house in Noida.
[B]
He asked that did she want to buy a house in Noida.
[C]
He asked Reena if she wants to buy a house in Noida.
[D]
He asked Reena if she wanted to buy a house in Noida.
Answer: He asked Reena if she wanted to buy a house in Noida.
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“No,” said the child, “I won’t kneel, for if I do, I shall spoil my new pair of trousers.”
[A]
The child said that he would not kneel for if he did so he will spoil his new pair of trousers.
[B]
The child said that he will not kneel for if he kneels he will spoil his new pair of trousers.
[C]
The child said that he would not kneel for if he did so he would spoil his new pair of trousers.
[D]
The child said that I will not kneel for if he did kneel, he should spoil his new pair of trousers.
Answer: The child said that he would not kneel for if he did so he would spoil his new pair of trousers.
97
The chairman of the selection committee said, “We shall finalise the rest of our team after we have selected the skipper.”
[A]
The chairman of the selection committee told that they would finalise the rest of our team after we have selected the skipper.
[B]
The chairman of the selection committee said that we would finalise the rest of our team after we have selected the skipper.
[C]
The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise the rest of their team after they selected the skipper.
[D]
The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise the rest of their team after they had selected the skipper.
Answer: The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise the rest of their team after they had selected the skipper.
98
He said, “Ravi, why are you sounding so depressed today?”
[A]
He asked Ravi why did he sound so depressed that day.
[B]
He asked Ravi why he was sounding so depressed that day.
[C]
He told Ravi why he sounded so depressed today.
[D]
He asked Ravi that why was he sounding so depressed that day.
Answer: He asked Ravi why he was sounding so depressed that day.
99
He said, “Bravo ! You have done well.”’
[A]
He applauded him to say that he had done well.
[B]
He applauded him and said that you have done well.
[C]
He applauded him, saying that he has done well.
[D]
He applauded him, saying that he had done well.
Answer: He applauded him, saying that he had done well.
100
“Fie! a soldier and afraid of fighting!” said Babar.
[A]
Babar exclaimed with surprise that a soldier should be afraid of fighting.
[B]
Addressing a soldier, Babar cursed him that he should be afraid of fighting.
[C]
Babar cursed the soldier who was afraid of fighting.
[D]
Babar cursed and exclaimed that a soldier should not be afraid of fighting.
Answer: Babar cursed and exclaimed that a soldier should not be afraid of fighting.
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