He said to me, 'I must leave now.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said to me, 'I must leave now.'

A. He told me that he must leave now.

B. He told me that he had to leave then.

C. He said to me that he must leave then.

D. He told me that he had to leave now.

Answer: Option B

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

'Must' changes to 'had to'. 'Now' changes to 'then'. 'Said to me' changes to 'told me'.

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He said, 'I have been waiting for an hour.'

A. He said that he has been waiting for an hour.

B. He said that he had been waiting for an hour.

C. He said that he waited for an hour.

D. He said that he had waited for an hour.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous.

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Question #2

He said, 'I must go now.'

A. He said that he had to go then.

B. He said that he must go then.

C. He said that he had to go now.

D. He said that he must go now.

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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Must' to 'had to'. 'Now' to 'then'.

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She said, 'How beautiful the garden is!'

A. She said how beautiful the garden was.

B. She exclaimed with admiration that the garden was very beautiful.

C. She exclaimed that the garden is very beautiful.

D. She admired that the garden was beautiful.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Exclamatory sentence with 'How' is reported using 'exclaimed with admiration' and changing the structure. 'Is' changes to 'was'.

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