He said, 'Don't smoke here.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'Don't smoke here.'

A. He said don't smoke here.

B. He forbade to smoke there.

C. He forbade smoking there.

D. He told not to smoke here.

Answer: Option B

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Negative imperative: forbade + to-infinitive. 'Here' to 'there'.

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He said, 'I am going home.'

A. He said that he was going home.

B. He said that he went home.

C. He said that he is going home.

D. He said that I am going home.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Present continuous to past continuous.

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He said, 'I will not come.'

A. He said that he would not came.

B. He said that he won't come.

C. He said that he would not come.

D. He said that he will not come.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will not' to 'would not'.

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He said, 'I don't think I can make it today.'

A. He said that he doesn't think he can make it today.

B. He said that he didn't think he could make it today.

C. He said that he didn't think he can make it today.

D. He said that he didn't think he could make it that day.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Main clause backshifts, subordinate 'can' to 'could', 'today' to 'that day'.

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