He said, 'I can help you with this project.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'I can help you with this project.'
A. He said that he could help you with this project.
B. He said that he could help me with that project.
C. He said that he can help me with this project.
D. He said that he can help you with that project.
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
'Can' to 'could'. 'You' to 'me'. 'This' to 'that'.
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Question #1
He said, 'Thank you for your help.'
A. He said thank you for your help.
B. He thanked for my help.
C. He thanked me for my help.
D. He expressed thanks for my help.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Direct thanks: 'thanked + object + for + possessive + noun'.
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Question #2
She said, 'I don't know why he left.'
A. She said that she didn't know why he had left.
B. She said that she doesn't know why he left.
C. She said that she hadn't known why he left.
D. She said that she didn't know why he left.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Main clause backshifts, subordinate 'left' to 'had left'.
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Question #3
The mother said, 'May you live long!'
A. The mother prayed that I might live long.
B. The mother prayed that I would live long.
C. The mother wished that I may live long.
D. The mother said may you live long.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Optative sentence with 'May' -> prayed + that + subject + might + verb.
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