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Question 81 Discuss
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The commander said, 'Fire!'

A
The commander ordered them to fire.
B
The commander asked them to fire.
C
The commander told to fire.
D
The commander shouted to fire.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

A direct military command uses 'ordered' + object (implied) + infinitive.
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He said, 'May you succeed in your business!'

A
He wished that I might succeed in my business.
B
He prayed that I may succeed in my business.
C
He said that I might succeed in my business.
D
He wished that you might succeed in your business.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Optative sentences use 'wished' or 'prayed'. 'May' changes to 'might'.
Question 83 Discuss
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She said, 'I was sleeping when the phone rang.'

A
She said that she had been sleeping when the phone had rung.
B
She said that she had been sleeping when the phone rang.
C
She said that she was sleeping when the phone had rung.
D
She said she was sleeping when the phone rang.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: B

In complex sentences with a time clause, the past continuous changes to past perfect continuous, while the past simple in the time clause often remains unchanged.
Question 84 Discuss
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Raju says, 'I will not go there.'

A
Raju says that he will not go there.
B
Raju said that he would not go there.
C
Raju says that he would not go there.
D
Raju says that he will not go here.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

If the reporting verb is in the present tense ('says'), the tense of the reported speech does not change.
Question 85 Discuss
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He said to her, 'Please wait here till I return.'

A
He requested her to wait there till he returned.
B
He requested her to wait here till he returned.
C
He ordered her to wait there till he returned.
D
He requested her to wait there till he returns.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Please' is omitted. 'Here' changes to 'there'. Present tense 'return' changes to past 'returned'.
Question 86 Discuss
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She asked, 'Is this your book?'

A
She asked if that was my book.
B
She asked if this was my book.
C
She asked whether that is my book.
D
She asked that if that was my book.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Yes/No question uses 'if'. 'This' changes to 'that'. 'Is' changes to 'was'.
Question 87 Discuss
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The boy said, 'Hurrah! We have won the cup.'

A
The boy exclaimed with joy that they had won the cup.
B
The boy exclaimed with joy that we had won the cup.
C
The boy exclaimed that they have won the cup.
D
The boy exclaimed with joy they won the cup.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

'Hurrah' denotes joy. Present perfect changes to past perfect.
Question 88 Discuss
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He said, 'I must write a letter.'

A
He said that he had to write a letter.
B
He said that he must write a letter.
C
He said that he has to write a letter.
D
Both A and B can be correct.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: D

When 'must' implies necessity, it can remain 'must' or change to 'had to' in indirect speech.
Question 89 Discuss
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The man said, 'I saw him working in the field.'

A
The man said that he had seen him working in the field.
B
The man said that he saw him working in the field.
C
The man said that he had been seeing him working in the field.
D
The man said he has seen him working in the field.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Past simple ('saw') changes to past perfect ('had seen').
Question 90 Discuss
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She said to me, 'What a beautiful house you have!'

A
She exclaimed with surprise that I had a very beautiful house.
B
She told me that I had a beautiful house.
C
She exclaimed that you have a very beautiful house.
D
She asked what a beautiful house I had.

Answer & Explanation

Correct Option: A

Exclamatory structure 'What a...' changes to assertive with 'very'. 'Have' changes to 'had'.
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