The manager said, 'You must finish this report today.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The manager said, 'You must finish this report today.'
A. The manager said that you must finish this report today.
B. The manager told me that I had to finish this report that day.
C. The manager told me that I must finish that report today.
D. The manager told me that I had to finish that report that day.
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
'Must' to 'had to'. 'You' to 'I'. 'This' to 'that'. 'Today' to 'that day'.

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A. She said that she would have come if I had invited her.
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Correct Answer: Option A


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