He said, 'Let's play chess.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'Let's play chess.'
A. He said let's play chess.
B. He suggested to play chess.
C. He proposed that we play chess.
D. He suggested that they should play chess.
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Suggestion: suggested that + they should + verb.
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He said, 'I am going to the gym now.'
A. He said that he is going to the gym now.
B. He said that he was going to the gym now.
C. He said that he goes to the gym then.
D. He said that he was going to the gym then.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present continuous to past continuous. 'Now' to 'then'.
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Question #2
She said, 'I will call you when I arrive.'
A. She said that she would call me when she arrives.
B. She said that she would call you when she arrived.
C. She said that she would call me when she arrived.
D. She said that she will call me when she arrives.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will' to 'would'. 'You' to 'me'. 'I arrive' to 'she arrived' (time clause also backshifts).
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Question #3
She said, 'I can't believe what I just heard.'
A. She said that she couldn't believe what I just heard.
B. She said that she couldn't believe what she just heard.
C. She said that she couldn't believe what she had just heard.
D. She said that she can't believe what she just heard.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Can't' to 'couldn't'. 'I just heard' to 'she had just heard'.
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