He said, 'I have never seen such a mess.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'I have never seen such a mess.'

A. He said that he has never seen such a mess.

B. He said that he never saw such a mess.

C. He said that he had never saw such a mess.

D. He said that he had never seen such a mess.

Answer: Option D

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Present perfect to past perfect.

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He said, 'I don't know the answer.'

A. He said that he didn't knew the answer.

B. He said that he didn't know the answer.

C. He said that he hadn't known the answer.

D. He said that he doesn't know the answer.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple present negative to simple past negative.

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Question #2

She said, 'I will be home by 6 PM.'

A. She said that she would be home by 6 PM.

B. She said that she would have been home by 6 PM.

C. She said that she was home by 6 PM.

D. She said that she will be home by 6 PM.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Will be' changes to 'would be'. Time expression remains unchanged as it is a specific time.

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Question #3

She said, 'This is the house that I bought.'

A. She said that that is the house that she had bought.

B. She said that this is the house that I bought.

C. She said that that was the house that she had bought.

D. She said that this was the house that she bought.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Tense changes: 'is' to 'was', 'bought' to 'had bought'. Pronoun 'I' to 'she'. 'This' to 'that'.

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