He said, 'What a pity!' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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He said, 'What a pity!'

A. He exclaimed that it is a pity.

B. He said what a pity.

C. He exclaimed with pity.

D. He exclaimed with pity that it was a great pity.

Answer: Option D

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Exclamatory with 'What' -> exclaimed with pity + that + clause.

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A. She said that she saw him at the cinema last night.

B. She said that she had seen him at the cinema the previous night.

C. She said that she had seen him at the cinema the night before.

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A. He forbade to smoke there.

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D. He told not to smoke here.

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A. She said that she will have dinner after the show.

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