She said, 'How beautiful the garden is!' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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She said, 'How beautiful the garden is!'

A. She exclaimed that the garden is very beautiful.

B. She admired that the garden was beautiful.

C. She exclaimed with admiration that the garden was very beautiful.

D. She said how beautiful the garden was.

Answer: Option C

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Exclamatory sentence with 'How' is reported using 'exclaimed with admiration' and changing the structure. 'Is' changes to 'was'.

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She said, 'I must go now.'

A. She said that she must go now.

B. She said that she had to go now.

C. She said that she must go then.

D. She said that she had to go then.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
'Must' changes to 'had to'. 'Now' changes to 'then'.

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Question #2

He said, 'What a beautiful painting this is!'

A. He said what a beautiful painting this is.

B. He exclaimed with admiration that that painting was very beautiful.

C. He admired that painting was beautiful.

D. He exclaimed that the painting is very beautiful.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
Exclamatory with 'What' to 'exclaimed with admiration'. 'This' to 'that'. 'Is' to 'was'.

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He said, 'I will help you, provided you help me.'

A. He said that he would help me if I helped him.

B. He said that he would help me provided I help him.

C. He said that he would help me provided I helped him.

D. He said that he will help me provided I help him.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Will' to 'would'. 'You' to 'me'. Conditional clause backshifts.

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