1. Find Error : The man to who I sold my house was a cheat.
to who I sell
to whom I sell
to whom I sold
who was sold to
Answer: Option C
2. The Judge said to inspector, "Call the thieves."
The Judge urged inspector to call the thieves.
The Judge ordered inspector to get the thieves.
The Judge requested inspector to call the thieves.
The Judge ordered inspector to call the thieves.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Note: In this type of imperative sentences, we do not use "if/whether", instead we use "to" to replace inverted commas.
3. 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.
4. 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.
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.