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Question 61 Discuss
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He said, 'I did not see him yesterday.'

A
He said that he had not seen him the previous day.
B
He said that he did not see him the previous day.
C
He said that he had not seen him yesterday.
D
He said he has not seen him the previous day.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past simple negative ('did not see') changes to past perfect negative ('had not seen').
Question 62 Discuss
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She said to him, 'How dare you speak to me like that!'

A
She angrily asked him how he dared to speak to her like that.
B
She exclaimed with anger how he dared speak to her like that.
C
She asked him how dared he speak to her like that.
D
She told him how he dared to speak to her like that.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'How dare' is an angry question, converted using 'angrily asked' + assertive past structure.
Question 63 Discuss
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He said, 'Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.'

A
He said that water boiled at 100 degrees Celsius.
B
He said that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
C
He told that water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
D
He said water has boiled at 100 degrees Celsius.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

Scientific facts do not change tense.
Question 64 Discuss
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The boy said to the teacher, 'Sir, pardon me.'

A
The boy respectfully begged the teacher to pardon him.
B
The boy requested the teacher to pardon him, sir.
C
The boy asked the teacher to pardon him.
D
The boy respectfully told the teacher to pardon him.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Sir' is replaced by 'respectfully'. 'Pardon me' is a plea, so 'begged/requested' is used.
Question 65 Discuss
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She said, 'What a pity you did not come!'

A
She exclaimed that it was a pity he had not come.
B
She exclaimed with pity that he did not come.
C
She said it was a pity he did not come.
D
She exclaimed that it is a pity he had not come.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Exclamatory 'What a pity' becomes 'it was a pity'. Past simple 'did not come' changes to past perfect 'had not come'.
Question 66 Discuss
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He said, 'Let there be no inquiry into my case.'

A
He proposed that there should be no inquiry into his case.
B
He requested that there be no inquiry into his case.
C
He ordered that there should be no inquiry into his case.
D
He wished that there should be no inquiry into his case.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Let there be' structures use 'proposed/wished that there should be'.
Question 67 Discuss
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The convict said, 'I swear I am innocent.'

A
The convict swore that he was innocent.
B
The convict swore that he had been innocent.
C
The convict said that he swears he is innocent.
D
The convict swore to be innocent.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'I swear' becomes the reporting verb 'swore'. Present tense 'am' changes to 'was'.
Question 68 Discuss
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She said, 'Did you see the match?'

A
She asked if I had seen the match.
B
She asked if I saw the match.
C
She asked whether I see the match.
D
She asked that if I had seen the match.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past simple question changes to past perfect assertive sentence.
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He said to me, 'Please help me with this problem.'

A
He requested me to help him with that problem.
B
He told me to please help him with that problem.
C
He ordered me to help him with this problem.
D
He requested me help him with that problem.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Please' is removed. Reporting verb is 'requested' + to + V1. 'This' becomes 'that'.
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The girl said, 'Oh, I have lost my purse!'

A
The girl exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her purse.
B
The girl exclaimed that she lost her purse.
C
The girl said with sorrow that she lost her purse.
D
The girl exclaimed with regret that she has lost her purse.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Exclamation of sorrow. Present perfect changes to past perfect.
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