She said, 'I can swim.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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She said, 'I can swim.'
A. She said that she can swim.
B. She said that I could swim.
C. She said that she could swim.
D. She said that she swims.
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
'Can' to 'could'.
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Question #1
He said, 'My father is a doctor.'
A. He said that father is a doctor.
B. He said that his father is a doctor.
C. He said that my father was a doctor.
D. He said that his father was a doctor.
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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
While general truths don't change, this is a personal fact. The reporting verb is in past tense, so 'is' changes to 'was'. Pronoun 'my' changes to 'his'.
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Question #2
He said, 'I may not be able to come tomorrow.'
A. He said that he might not be able to come the next day.
B. He said that he may not be able to come tomorrow.
C. He said that he could not come the next day.
D. He said that he might not be able to come tomorrow.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'May' to 'might'. 'Tomorrow' to 'the next day'.
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Question #3
She said, 'I would have come if you had invited me.'
A. She said that she would have come if I had invited her.
B. She said that she would have come if you had invited her.
C. She said that she would have come if I had invited me.
D. She said that she will have come if I had invited her.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Conditional perfect remains. 'You' to 'I', 'me' to 'her'.
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