He said, 'I don't think it will rain today.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'I don't think it will rain today.'

A. He said that he didn't think it will rain today.

B. He said that he doesn't think it will rain today.

C. He said that he didn't think it would rain that day.

D. He said that he didn't think it would rain today.

Answer: Option C

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Main clause backshifts, subordinate 'will' to 'would', 'today' to 'that day'.

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The manager said, 'You must finish this report today.'

A. The manager said that you must finish this report today.

B. The manager told me that I must finish that report today.

C. The manager told me that I had to finish that report that day.

D. The manager told me that I had to finish this report that day.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Must' to 'had to'. 'You' to 'I'. 'This' to 'that'. 'Today' to 'that day'.

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He said, 'I will win.'

A. He said that he would win.

B. He said that he won.

C. He said that he will win.

D. He said that he would have won.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Will' to 'would'.

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She said, 'I have been waiting for an hour.'

A. She said that she has been waiting for an hour.

B. She said that she waited for an hour.

C. She said that she had been waiting for an hour.

D. She said that she had waited for an hour.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous.

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