She said, 'I will be working on the project next month.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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She said, 'I will be working on the project next month.'
A. She said that she would be working on the project next month.
B. She said that she will be working on the project next month.
C. She said that she would be working on the project the following month.
D. She said that she will be working on the project the following month.
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
'Will be' changes to 'would be'. 'Next month' changes to 'the following month'.
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She said, 'I might come late if the traffic is bad.'
A. She said that she might come late if the traffic was bad.
B. She said that she might come late if the traffic is bad.
C. She said that she might come late if the traffic were bad.
D. She said that she may come late if the traffic is bad.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
'Might' remains. Conditional clause backshifts 'is' to 'was'.
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He said, 'My brother works in a bank.'
A. He said that his brother worked in a bank.
B. He said that brother works in a bank.
C. He said that my brother works in a bank.
D. He said that his brother works in a bank.
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Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple present changes to simple past. 'My' changes to 'his'.
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He said, 'I would rather you kept quiet.'
A. He said that he would rather I kept quiet.
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C. He said that he would rather I keep quiet.
D. He said that he would rather I had kept quiet.
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Correct Answer: Option A

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'Would rather' + past subjunctive remains. 'You' to 'I'.
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