She said, 'I am coming.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

She said, 'I am coming.'
A. She said that I am coming.
B. She said that she is coming.
C. She said that she was coming.
D. She said that she came.
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Present continuous to past continuous.

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Question #1
He said, 'Alas! I am undone.'
A. He exclaimed that he is undone.
B. He said alas I am undone.
C. He exclaimed with sorrow that I am undone.
D. He exclaimed with sorrow that he was undone.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
'Alas!' -> exclaimed with sorrow. 'Am' to 'was'.

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She said, 'I was reading a book.'
A. She said that she read a book.
B. She said that she was reading a book.
C. She said that she had been reading a book.
D. She said that she had read a book.

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
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She said, 'I will call you as soon as I get home.'
A. She said that she will call me as soon as she gets home.
B. She said that she would call me as soon as she gets home.
C. She said that she would call me as soon as she got home.
D. She said that she would call me as soon as she will get home.

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
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