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Sweety said to me, "I had been writing an essay for 3 hours."

  • Sweety told me that she has been writing an essay for 3 hours.
  • Sweety told me that she had been writing an essay for 3 hours.
  • Sweety told me that she was writing an essay for 3 hours.
  • Sweety told me that she had written an essay for 3 hours.

Answer: Option B

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1. Reeta said Shivani, "You have to go to school".

  • Reeta told Shivani that she would have to go to school.
  • Reeta told Shivani that she has to go to school.
  • Reeta told Shivani that she have to go to school.
  • Reeta told Shivani that she had to go to school.

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

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

2. I asked, "What happened?"

  • I enquired what happened.
  • I asked what happened.
  • I enquired that what happened.
  • I asked what had happened.

Answer: Option D

3. Find Error :
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

4. He said to me, "I shall be writing an essay".

  • He told me that he would have been writing an essay.
  • He told me that he would be writing an essay.
  • He told me that he will be writing an essay.
  • He told me that he shall be writing an essay.

Answer: Option B

5. 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

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