She said, 'I can't believe it!' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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She said, 'I can't believe it!'

A. She said that she can't believe it.

B. She said she couldn't believe it.

C. She exclaimed with surprise that she couldn't believe it.

D. She exclaimed that she couldn't believe it.

Answer: Option C

Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)

Exclamation with surprise, so 'exclaimed with surprise' is appropriate. 'Can't' to 'couldn't'.

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She said, 'I can't believe you did that.'

A. She said that she couldn't believe you did that.

B. She said that she couldn't believe I did that.

C. She said that she couldn't believe I had done that.

D. She said that she can't believe you did that.

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Correct Answer: Option C

Explanation:
'Can't' to 'couldn't'. 'You' to 'I'. 'Did' to 'had done'.

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Question #2

She said, 'I don't know where he lives.'

A. She said that she hadn't known where he lived.

B. She said that she doesn't know where he lives.

C. She said that she didn't know where he lives.

D. She said that she didn't know where he lived.

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Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Simple present negative to simple past negative. Subordinate 'lives' to 'lived'.

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She said, 'I will take a cab if it rains.'

A. She said that she would take a cab if it rains.

B. She said that she would take a cab if it rained.

C. She said that she will take a cab if it rains.

D. She said that she would take a cab if it would rain.

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Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
First conditional backshift.

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