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Question 91 Discuss
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He said, 'I will be waiting for you.'

A
He said that he would be waiting for me.
B
He said that he will be waiting for me.
C
He said that he would have been waiting for me.
D
He told that he would be waiting for me.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Future continuous 'will be' changes to conditional continuous 'would be'.
Question 92 Discuss
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They said to us, 'We are going to the cinema tonight.'

A
They told us that they were going to the cinema that night.
B
They told us that they are going to the cinema that night.
C
They told us that we were going to the cinema tonight.
D
They told us that they had been going to the cinema that night.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Tonight' changes to 'that night'. Present continuous changes to past continuous.
Question 93 Discuss
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The boss said, 'Call the first witness.'

A
The boss ordered them to call the first witness.
B
The boss ordered that the first witness be called.
C
The boss requested to call the first witness.
D
The boss told to call the first witness.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Imperative sentence expressing an order uses 'ordered' + object + infinitive.
Question 94 Discuss
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He said to me, 'Why are you looking so sad?'

A
He asked me why I was looking so sad.
B
He asked me why was I looking so sad.
C
He asked me that why I was looking so sad.
D
He asked me why am I looking so sad.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Wh- questions become assertive in indirect speech (Subject + Verb). No conjunction 'that' is used.
Question 95 Discuss
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She said, 'I have to finish this work by tomorrow.'

A
She said that she had to finish that work by the next day.
B
She said that she has to finish that work by tomorrow.
C
She said that she had to finish this work by the next day.
D
She told that she had to finish that work by the next day.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Have to' changes to 'had to', 'this' changes to 'that', and 'tomorrow' changes to 'the next day'.
Question 96 Discuss
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The policeman said to the driver, 'Show me your license.'

A
The policeman ordered the driver to show him his license.
B
The policeman requested the driver to show him his license.
C
The policeman asked the driver show him his license.
D
The policeman ordered the driver to show me his license.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Authoritative command. 'Me' changes to 'him' and 'your' changes to 'his'.
Question 97 Discuss
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He said, 'How clever I am!'

A
He exclaimed that he was very clever.
B
He exclaimed how clever he was.
C
He said that he is very clever.
D
He told that he was very clever.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Exclamatory 'How' becomes 'very' in the assertive structure.
Question 98 Discuss
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She said, 'If I had money, I would travel the world.'

A
She said that if she had money, she would travel the world.
B
She said that if she had had money, she would have travelled the world.
C
She said if she has money she will travel the world.
D
She said that if she had money, she will travel the world.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Unreal past conditions (Type 2 conditionals) usually do not change their tense.
Question 99 Discuss
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He said to us, 'Let's go for a movie.'

A
He proposed to us that we should go for a movie.
B
He suggested us to go for a movie.
C
He proposed that we let go for a movie.
D
He asked us to go for a movie.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Suggestions with 'Let's' change to 'proposed to / suggested to + object + that + we/they should + V1'.
Question 100 Discuss
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They said, 'We must be early.'

A
They said that they had to be early.
B
They said that they must be early.
C
They said that they should be early.
D
Both A and B are correct.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

When 'must' implies necessity or obligation, it can remain 'must' or be changed to 'had to'.
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