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Question 241 Discuss
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She asked, 'What shall I do with it?'

A
She asked what she should do with it.
B
She asked what she shall do with it.
C
She asked what should she do with it.
D
She asked that what she should do with it.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Shall' asking for advice changes to 'should'.
Question 242 Discuss
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He said to me, 'You can leave now if you wish.'

A
He told me that I could leave then if I wished.
B
He told me that I can leave then if I wish.
C
He told me that I could leave now if I wished.
D
He said to me I could leave then if I wished.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Can' to 'could', 'now' to 'then', 'wish' to 'wished'.
Question 243 Discuss
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They said, 'We must be silent.'

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

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Must indicating necessity can remain or change to 'had to'.
Question 244 Discuss
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He said, 'Must you go so soon?'

A
He asked if I had to go so soon.
B
He asked if I must go so soon.
C
He asked whether I must go so soon.
D
He asked that if I had to go so soon.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

When 'must' is used in questions, it changes to 'had to' in reported speech.
Question 245 Discuss
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She said to the boy, 'Don't make a noise.'

A
She forbade the boy to make a noise.
B
She ordered the boy not to make a noise.
C
She told the boy not to make a noise.
D
All of the above.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

Negative imperatives can be reported with forbade, ordered, or told.
Question 246 Discuss
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He said, 'Ah! My friend has come.'

A
He exclaimed with joy that his friend had come.
B
He exclaimed with sorrow that his friend had come.
C
He exclaimed that his friend has come.
D
He said with joy that my friend had come.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Ah' usually indicates joy or surprise. Present perfect to past perfect.
Question 247 Discuss
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She said, 'O for a glass of water!'

A
She wished for a glass of water.
B
She exclaimed that she wanted a glass of water.
C
She prayed for a glass of water.
D
She requested a glass of water.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'O for...' expresses a strong wish.
Question 248 Discuss
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He said, 'Let me be.'

A
He requested to be left alone.
B
He proposed to be let alone.
C
He ordered to let him be.
D
He asked me to let him be.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Idiomatic request.
Question 249 Discuss
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The manager said, 'Bring the file here.'

A
The manager ordered to bring the file there.
B
The manager ordered them to bring the file there.
C
The manager asked to bring the file here.
D
The manager requested to bring the file there.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

'Here' to 'there'. Needs an object like 'them'.
Question 250 Discuss
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He said, 'I may go to Delhi.'

A
He said that he might go to Delhi.
B
He said that he may go to Delhi.
C
He said that he should go to Delhi.
D
He said that he could go to Delhi.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'May' changes to 'might'.
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