He said, 'What a pity you can't come!' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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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 pitied that I couldn't come.

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

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

Answer: Option A

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

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

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He said, 'How fast he runs!'

A. He wondered at his speed.

B. He said how fast he runs.

C. He exclaimed with wonder that he ran very fast.

D. He exclaimed that he runs fast.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Exclamatory with 'How' -> exclaimed with wonder + that + clause. 'Runs' to 'ran' (past).

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A. She said that she had finished by then.

B. She said that she would have finished by now.

C. She said that she will have finished by then.

D. She said that she would have finished by then.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Will have' to 'would have'. 'By then' remains.

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He said, 'I don't like the way he talks.'

A. He said that he doesn't like the way he talks.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
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