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

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She said, 'I can swim across this river.'

A. She said that she could swim across that river.

B. She said that she could swim across this river.

C. She said that she can swim across that river.

D. She said that she can swim across this river.

Answer: Option A

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

'Can' changes to 'could'. 'This' changes to 'that'.

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He said, 'I may go to the beach if the weather is nice.'

A. He said that he might go to the beach if the weather is nice.

B. He said that he might go to the beach if the weather was nice.

C. He said that he might go to the beach if the weather were nice.

D. He said that he may go to the beach if the weather is nice.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'May' to 'might'. Conditional clause backshifts 'is' to 'was'.

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She said, 'I have never been treated like this.'

A. She said that she never was treated like that.

B. She said that she has never been treated like this.

C. She said that she had never been treated like that.

D. She said that she had never been treated like this.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
Present perfect to past perfect. 'This' to 'that'.

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He said, 'The train is arriving.'

A. He said that the train is arriving.

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C. He said that the train arrived.

D. He said that the train was arriving.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Present continuous changes to past continuous.

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