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Question 121 Discuss
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She said, 'What is your name?'

A
She asked me what my name was.
B
She asked me what was my name.
C
She asked me what is my name.
D
She asked me that what my name was.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Wh- word acts as conjunction. The clause order becomes assertive (Subject + Verb), so 'is' becomes 'was' and moves after the subject.
Question 122 Discuss
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The manager said to the clerk, 'Do you know how to operate this machine?'

A
The manager asked the clerk if he knew how to operate that machine.
B
The manager asked the clerk if he knows how to operate this machine.
C
The manager asked the clerk whether he knew how to operate this machine.
D
The manager asked the clerk that if he knew how to operate that machine.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Interrogative uses 'if/whether'. 'This' becomes 'that', present becomes past.
Question 123 Discuss
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She said, 'I shall go to the market tomorrow.'

A
She said that she would go to the market the next day.
B
She said that she shall go to the market tomorrow.
C
She said that she should go to the market the next day.
D
She told that she would go to the market tomorrow.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Shall' changes to 'would' (for 3rd person). 'Tomorrow' changes to 'the next day'.
Question 124 Discuss
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He said to me, 'Please bring me a cup of tea.'

A
He requested me to bring him a cup of tea.
B
He ordered me to bring him a cup of tea.
C
He requested me to please bring him a cup of tea.
D
He told me to bring me a cup of tea.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Please' is omitted. Reporting verb is 'requested' + to-infinitive.
Question 125 Discuss
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The teacher said, 'Honesty pays in the long run.'

A
The teacher said that honesty paid in the long run.
B
The teacher said that honesty pays in the long run.
C
The teacher told that honesty pays in the long run.
D
The teacher said honesty has paid in the long run.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

General truths and proverbs do not undergo tense changes.
Question 126 Discuss
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Rita said, 'I have been waiting here for two hours.'

A
Rita said that she had been waiting there for two hours.
B
Rita said that she has been waiting there for two hours.
C
Rita said that she had been waiting here for two hours.
D
Rita told that she had been waiting there for two hours.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous. 'Here' becomes 'there'.
Question 127 Discuss
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He asked, 'Where is the nearest hospital?'

A
He asked where the nearest hospital was.
B
He asked where was the nearest hospital.
C
He asked that where the nearest hospital was.
D
He enquired where is the nearest hospital.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Wh- word acts as conjunction. Sentence changes to assertive form.
Question 128 Discuss
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The captain said to his men, 'Do not shoot until you see their faces.'

A
The captain commanded his men not to shoot until they saw their faces.
B
The captain ordered his men do not shoot until they saw their faces.
C
The captain commanded his men to not shoot until they see their faces.
D
The captain forbade his men not to shoot until they saw their faces.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Negative command uses 'not to + V1'. 'See' changes to 'saw'.
Question 129 Discuss
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She said, 'Alas! We have lost the match.'

A
She exclaimed with sorrow that they had lost the match.
B
She exclaimed with joy that they had lost the match.
C
She exclaimed that alas they had lost the match.
D
She said with sorrow that we have lost the match.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Alas' becomes 'exclaimed with sorrow'. Present perfect to past perfect.
Question 130 Discuss
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He said to her, 'Are you busy right now?'

A
He asked her if she was busy right then.
B
He asked her if she is busy right now.
C
He asked her whether she was busy right now.
D
He asked her if was she busy right then.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Yes/No question uses 'if'. 'Now' changes to 'then'.
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