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Question 211 Discuss
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He said to his friend, 'Good morning!'

A
He wished his friend good morning.
B
He bade his friend good morning.
C
He said good morning to his friend.
D
He told his friend good morning.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Greetings use 'wished'. Partings (goodbye/goodnight) use 'bade'.
Question 212 Discuss
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She said, 'Good night, mother!'

A
She bade her mother good night.
B
She wished her mother good night.
C
She said good night to her mother.
D
She told her mother good night.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Good night' is a parting phrase, so 'bade' is used.
Question 213 Discuss
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He said, 'Let us wait for the award.'

A
He proposed that they should wait for the award.
B
He ordered that they should wait for the award.
C
He asked to wait for the award.
D
He proposed to let wait for the award.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Let us' signifies a proposal, changing to 'proposed that they/we should'.
Question 214 Discuss
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The boy said, 'Let me play.'

A
The boy requested that he might be allowed to play.
B
The boy proposed to play.
C
The boy ordered to let him play.
D
The boy asked that he play.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Let me' signifies a request for permission.
Question 215 Discuss
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The king said, 'Let the prisoner be freed.'

A
The king ordered that the prisoner should be freed.
B
The king requested that the prisoner be freed.
C
The king told to free the prisoner.
D
The king ordered the prisoner to be freed.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Let' used as an order changes to 'ordered that ... should be'.
Question 216 Discuss
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He said, 'You need not wait.'

A
He said that I need not wait.
B
He said that I did not need to wait.
C
He said that I had not to wait.
D
Both A and B are acceptable.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

'Need not' can remain unchanged or change to 'did not need to'.
Question 217 Discuss
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She said, 'I used to dance when I was young.'

A
She said that she used to dance when she was young.
B
She said that she had used to dance when she was young.
C
She said she used to dance when she had been young.
D
She said that she dances when she was young.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Used to' indicating past habit does not change in indirect speech.
Question 218 Discuss
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He said, 'I had better go now.'

A
He said that he had better go then.
B
He said that he has better go then.
C
He said that he better went then.
D
He said he had better went then.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Had better' remains unchanged. 'Now' becomes 'then'.
Question 219 Discuss
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He said to me, 'Raju, come here.'

A
He ordered Raju to come there.
B
He asked Raju to go there.
C
He addressed me as Raju and asked me to go there.
D
He told Raju to come here.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: C

Vocative case: 'Come here' usually changes to 'go there' in reported speech.
Question 220 Discuss
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She said, 'You are happy, aren't you?'

A
She asked if I was happy.
B
She asked if I were happy.
C
She asked that if I was happy.
D
She said that I was happy, wasn't I.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Sentences with question tags are changed into simple interrogative sentences in indirect speech.
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