He said, 'The house is burning.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'The house is burning.'
A. He said that the house is burning.
B. He said that the house has burnt.
C. He said that the house burnt.
D. He said that the house was burning.
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Present continuous to past continuous.
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Question #1
He said, 'I don't like the way he talks.'
A. He said that he doesn't like the way he talks.
B. He said that he didn't like the way he talked.
C. He said that he didn't like the way he talks.
D. He said that he hadn't liked the way he talked.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Simple present negative to simple past negative. Subordinate 'talks' to 'talked'.
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Question #2
She said, 'I might have taken the wrong turn.'
A. She said that she may have taken the wrong turn.
B. She said that she might have taken the wrong turn.
C. She said that she had taken the wrong turn.
D. She said that she might take the wrong turn.
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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Might have' remains unchanged.
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Question #3
She said, 'I will have been working here for ten years by next month.'
A. She said that she would have been working here for ten years by next month.
B. She said that she would have been working there for ten years by next month.
C. She said that she would have been working there for ten years by the following month.
D. She said that she will have been working here for ten years by next month.
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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Future perfect continuous to conditional perfect continuous. Time and place changes.
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