He said, 'Alas! I have lost my wallet.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'Alas! I have lost my wallet.'
A. He exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his wallet.
B. He exclaimed that he had lost his wallet.
C. He said with sorrow that he lost his wallet.
D. He said that he lost his wallet.
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Exclamatory sentence with 'Alas!' is reported using 'exclaimed with sorrow'. Present perfect changes to past perfect.
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Question #1
He said, 'I will be back in an hour.'
A. He said that he will be back in an hour.
B. He said that he was back in an hour.
C. He said that he would be back in an hour.
D. He said that he would be back within an hour.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will be' to 'would be'.
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Question #2
He said, 'I am a teacher.'
A. He said that he is a teacher.
B. He said that I was a teacher.
C. He said that he was a teacher.
D. He said that I am a teacher.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present tense 'am' changes to past 'was'. Pronoun 'I' changes to 'he'.
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Question #3
He said, 'I have made a terrible mistake.'
A. He said that he made a terrible mistake.
B. He said that he has made a terrible mistake.
C. He said that he had make a terrible mistake.
D. He said that he had made a terrible mistake.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect to past perfect.
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