He said, 'Please give me a glass of water.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'Please give me a glass of water.'

A. He requested me to give him a glass of water.

B. He said please give me a glass of water.

C. He asked to give him a glass of water.

D. He requested me give him a glass of water.

Answer: Option A

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Polite request: requested + object + to-infinitive. 'Me' to 'him'.

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He said, 'What a pity you can't come!'

A. He exclaimed with pity that I couldn't come.

B. He exclaimed with pity that you couldn't come.

C. He said what a pity you can't come.

D. He pitied that I couldn't come.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Exclamatory: 'What a pity' -> exclaimed with pity. 'You can't' to 'I couldn't' (if reporting to me).

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Question #2

She said, 'Goodbye, my friend.'

A. She said goodbye friend.

B. She bade her friend goodbye.

C. She wished goodbye to friend.

D. She told friend goodbye.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Farewell: bade + object + goodbye.

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Question #3

She said, 'I don't know why he left.'

A. She said that she hadn't known why he left.

B. She said that she didn't know why he left.

C. She said that she doesn't know why he left.

D. She said that she didn't know why he had left.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Main clause backshifts, subordinate 'left' to 'had left'.

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