He said, 'I don't think he will come.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'I don't think he will come.'

A. He said that he didn't think he will come.

B. He said that he didn't think he would come.

C. He said that he doesn't think he will come.

D. He said that he hadn't thought he would come.

Answer: Option B

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Main clause 'don't think' becomes 'didn't think'; subordinate 'will' becomes 'would'.

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She said, 'I used to be a teacher.'

A. She said that she was used to be a teacher.

B. She said that she had used to be a teacher.

C. She said that she used to being a teacher.

D. She said that she used to be a teacher.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Used to' does not change.

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She said to her brother, 'Don't make a noise.'

A. She forbade her brother to make a noise.

B. She said to her brother don't make a noise.

C. She forbade her brother from making a noise.

D. She told her brother not to make a noise.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Negative imperative is correctly reported as 'told + object + not + to-infinitive'. While 'forbade' is also used, its structure is 'forbade + object + to-infinitive' (without 'not'), so option A is incorrect.

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She said, 'I don't know.'

A. She said that she didn't know.

B. She said that she doesn't know.

C. She said that she hadn't known.

D. She said that she didn't knew.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple present negative to simple past negative.

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