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Question 151 Discuss
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He said, 'Goodbye, sir!'

A
He respectfully bade him goodbye.
B
He bade his sir goodbye.
C
He said goodbye to his sir.
D
He wished him goodbye respectfully.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Sir' changes to 'respectfully'. 'Goodbye' takes the verb 'bade'.
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They said, 'We must leave now.'

A
They said that they had to leave then.
B
They said that they must leave now.
C
They said that they should leave then.
D
They said they must have left then.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Must' showing immediate necessity changes to 'had to'. 'Now' to 'then'.
Question 153 Discuss
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The boy said, 'I have been reading since 8 o'clock.'

A
The boy said that he had been reading since 8 o'clock.
B
The boy said that he has been reading since 8 o'clock.
C
The boy told that he had been reading since 8 o'clock.
D
The boy said he was reading since 8 o'clock.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous.
Question 154 Discuss
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She said to him, 'Do you want to come with me?'

A
She asked him if he wanted to go with her.
B
She asked him if he wanted to come with her.
C
She asked him whether he wants to come with her.
D
She asked him if did he want to go with her.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Yes/No questions use 'if'. 'Come' often changes to 'go' depending on context perspective.
Question 155 Discuss
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He said, 'Ugh! This food is terrible.'

A
He exclaimed with disgust that the food was terrible.
B
He exclaimed with sorrow that the food was terrible.
C
He exclaimed that this food is terrible.
D
He said with disgust that this food was terrible.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Ugh' implies disgust. 'This' changes to 'that' or 'the'.
Question 156 Discuss
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She said to her son, 'Never tell a lie.'

A
She advised her son never to tell a lie.
B
She advised her son to never tell a lie.
C
She ordered her son never tell a lie.
D
She forbade her son to never tell a lie.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Negative adverbs like 'never' precede the 'to-infinitive'.
Question 157 Discuss
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The man said, 'I was walking down the street when I saw him.'

A
The man said that he had been walking down the street when he saw him.
B
The man said that he was walking down the street when he had seen him.
C
The man said he had been walking down the street when he had seen him.
D
The man said that he was walking down the street when he saw him.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past continuous to past perfect continuous. Past simple time clause usually stays unchanged.
Question 158 Discuss
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He said, 'Will you be there tomorrow?'

A
He asked if I would be there the next day.
B
He asked whether I will be there the next day.
C
He asked if you would be there tomorrow.
D
He asked that if I would be there the next day.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Will' changes to 'would', 'tomorrow' to 'the next day'.
Question 159 Discuss
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She said, 'My father died a year ago.'

A
She said that her father had died a year before.
B
She said that her father died a year ago.
C
She said that my father had died a year before.
D
She said her father has died a year before.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Ago' changes to 'before'. Past simple to past perfect.
Question 160 Discuss
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He said to his friend, 'Let us not discuss this matter now.'

A
He proposed to his friend that they should not discuss that matter then.
B
He suggested his friend not to discuss that matter then.
C
He proposed to his friend that we should not discuss this matter now.
D
He requested his friend to not discuss that matter then.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Negative proposal uses 'should not'. 'Now' becomes 'then'.
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