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I need not offer any explanation regarding this incident - my behaviour is speaking itself.

  • will speak to itself
  • speaks for itself
  • has been speaking
  • speaks about itself

Answer: Option B

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1. He said, "Honesty is the best policy."

  • He said that Honesty is the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty was the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty would be the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty will be the best policy.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

If Reporting verb is in Past Tense and Reported Speech is a universal truth, then we do not change it in indirect speech.

2. Rahul said, " He was walking."

  • Rahul said that he had been walking.
  • Rahul said that he was walking.
  • Rahul said that he had walking.
  • Rahul said that he had walked.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Continuous sentence" then we change "Past Continuous sentence" to "Past Perfect Continuous".

3. Sahil said to Deepu, "I was going to buy milk".

  • Sahil told Deepu that he were going to buy milk.
  • Sahil told Deepu that he would going to buy milk.
  • Sahil told Deepu that he had been going to buy milk.
  • Sahil told Deepu that he was going to buy milk.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "was" after subject + First Verb.
Then we change "was" to "had been" + First verb.

4. He said to you, "You may go out".

  • He told you that you might be go out.
  • He said you that you might be go out.
  • He told you that you may go out.
  • He told you that you might go out.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "may" after subject + First Verb.
Then we change "may" to "might" + First verb.

5. Robert will say to me, "I am your classmate".

  • Robert will tell me that he is my classmate.
  • Robert will tell me that he was my classmate.
  • Robert will tell me that he will be my classmate.
  • Robert said me that he is my classmate.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

"I am your classmate" will remain in present tense in indirect speech because in "Robert will say to me" reporting verb is in future.
So when reporting verb in in future or present, we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

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