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Question 111 Discuss
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They said, 'We are happy to be here today.'

A
They said that they were happy to be there that day.
B
They said that they are happy to be there that day.
C
They said that they were happy to be here that day.
D
They said they had been happy to be there that day.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present tense changes to past. 'Here' changes to 'there' and 'today' changes to 'that day'.
Question 112 Discuss
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The manager said, 'I want to speak to you.'

A
The manager said that he wanted to speak to me.
B
The manager said that he wants to speak to me.
C
The manager told that he wanted to speak to me.
D
The manager said that I wanted to speak to you.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present simple changes to past simple. Pronouns change according to context.
Question 113 Discuss
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He said, 'Goodbye, my friends!'

A
He bade his friends goodbye.
B
He said goodbye to his friends.
C
He wished his friends goodbye.
D
Both A and B are acceptable.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

'Goodbye' takes the reporting verb 'bade' or 'said'.
Question 114 Discuss
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She said, 'I had finished my work before he came.'

A
She said that she had finished her work before he had come.
B
She said that she had finished her work before he came.
C
She said that she finished her work before he came.
D
She said she has finished her work before he came.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Past perfect ('had finished') remains unchanged in indirect speech.
Question 115 Discuss
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He asked, 'Can you swim?'

A
He asked if I could swim.
B
He asked whether I can swim.
C
He asked that if I could swim.
D
He asked if could I swim.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Modal 'can' changes to 'could'. Yes/No question uses 'if'.
Question 116 Discuss
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The saint said, 'Trust in God and do the right.'

A
The saint advised to trust in God and do the right.
B
The saint ordered to trust in God and do the right.
C
The saint told to trust in God and do the right.
D
The saint advised that trust in God and do the right.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Imperative of advice uses 'advised' + infinitive 'to trust'.
Question 117 Discuss
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She said to him, 'You should work hard.'

A
She advised him that he should work hard.
B
She advised him to work hard.
C
She told him that he should work hard.
D
Both A and B are grammatically correct ways to report advice.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Advice can be reported using a 'that' clause with 'should' or an infinitive phrase.
Question 118 Discuss
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He said, 'Oh! I missed the bus.'

A
He exclaimed with sorrow that he had missed the bus.
B
He exclaimed with regret that he had missed the bus.
C
He exclaimed that he missed the bus.
D
Both A and B are contextually correct.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

'Oh' expresses sudden feeling, often regret or sorrow. Past simple changes to past perfect.
Question 119 Discuss
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The teacher said to the boy, 'Have you done your homework?'

A
The teacher asked the boy if he had done his homework.
B
The teacher asked the boy if he has done his homework.
C
The teacher asked the boy whether had he done his homework.
D
The teacher asked the boy if you had done your homework.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Interrogative uses 'if/whether'. Present perfect changes to past perfect.
Question 120 Discuss
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He said, 'Let us start the meeting.'

A
He proposed that they should start the meeting.
B
He suggested that we start the meeting.
C
He ordered to let them start the meeting.
D
Both A and B are valid interpretations.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

'Let us' implies a proposal. It changes to 'proposed/suggested that they/we should'.
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