He said, 'I must have lost my way.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'I must have lost my way.'

A. He said that he had to have lost his way.

B. He said that he must have lost his way.

C. He said that he had lost his way.

D. He said that he must lose his way.

Answer: Option B

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

'Must have' (deduction) remains.

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She said, 'Oh! I forgot my keys.'

A. She said with regret she forgot her keys.

B. She exclaimed with regret that she had forgotten her keys.

C. She exclaimed with regret that she forgot her keys.

D. She exclaimed that she forgot her keys.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Exclamatory with 'Oh!' expressing regret. Simple past ('forgot') changes to past perfect ('had forgotten').

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The mother said, 'God bless you, my child.'

A. The mother prayed that God might bless her child.

B. The mother prayed that God blesses her child.

C. The mother said God bless her child.

D. The mother said that God bless you my child.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Optative sentence (blessing) reported using 'prayed'. The structure: prayed + that + God might bless + object.

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She said, 'I have been living here.'

A. She said that she has been living here.

B. She said that she had been living here.

C. She said that she lived there.

D. She said that she had been living there.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous. 'Here' to 'there'.

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