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Rahul said, "I can buy that watch."

Rahul said that he can buy that watch.
Rahul said that he could buy that watch.
Rahul said that he was able to buy that watch.
Rahul said that he can be buy that watch.

Answer: Option B

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. They said, "We can not live without oxygen".

They said that we can not live without oxygen.
They said that they can not live without oxygen.
They said that they would not live without oxygen.
They says that they can not live without oxygen.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Please note : When we use "we" with the universal truth, then "we" is not changed in Indirect speech.

3. He said to me, "Do read the holy Gita daily."

He asked to me to read the holy Gita daily.
He asked me to do read the holy Gita daily.
He asked me to read the holy Gita daily.
He requested me to read the holy Gita daily.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Note: We remove "do" in the imperative sentences starting with "do".
But if "do" is acting like a verb then we do not remove "do"
Example : He said to me, "Do this work on priority."
Answer: He asked me to do that work on priority.

In above example "do" is acting as a verb so we did not remove it.

4. Raju said to me, "He worked hard".

Raju told me that he had worked hard.
Raju told me that he has worked hard.
Raju told me that he had been worked hard.
Raju told me that he has been worked hard.

Answer: Option A

5. 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.