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Sheela said, "I must go."

  • Sheela said that she had to go.
  • Sheela said that I must go.
  • Sheela said that she need to go.
  • Sheela said that she must went.

Answer: Option A

Similar Questions :

1. Sahil said to his friends, "Lets go to the park."

  • Sahil suggested to his friends that we should go to the park.
  • Sahil requested to his friends that we should go to the park.
  • Sahil suggested to his friends that we would go to the park.
  • Sahil suggested to his friends that we have to go to the park.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Note: We can also use "Sahil proposed to" in place of "Sahil suggested to"

2. John says, "I shall go there".

  • John said that he went there.
  • John says that he will go there.
  • John says that he went there.
  • John said that I will go there.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Please note : When reporting verb is in present or future Tense, then in indirect speech we do not change the Tense of Reported speech.

So "John says", it is in present, so we will not change the Tense of "I shall go there". That means it will remain future Tense in indirect speech also.

3. The Indian express says, "We shall issue a astrology section in our Thursday's paper".

  • The Indian express says that it will issue a astrology section in their Thursday's paper.
  • The Indian express says that they will issue a astrology section in their Thursday's paper.
  • The Indian express said that it will issue a astrology section in its Thursday's paper.
  • The Indian express says that it will issue a astrology section in its Thursday's paper.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Please note : Whenever some newspaper or magazine use "we", "our", "us" in direct speech , then it should be replaced by "it" or "its" in indirect speech.

4. Rahul said to me, "We are mortal".

  • Rahul said to me that we are mortal.
  • Rahul says to me that we are mortal.
  • Rahul said to me that we all are mortal.
  • Rahul said to me that he and I are mortal.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

No change, because we are using "we" with universal truth.

5. Shahekant said to me, "I have no time for you".

  • Shahekant said that he had no time for me.
  • Shahekant told me that he had no time for me.
  • Shahekant told me that he has no time for me.
  • Shahekant told me that he was having no time for me.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

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

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  • Yusra Arshad 11 years ago

    Need explanation...

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