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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.

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1. 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.

2. Rahul said, "We must obey our parents."

  • Rahul remarked that we must obey our parents.
  • Rahul advised that we must obey our parents.
  • Rahul said that we must obey our parents.
  • Rahul said that we should obey our parents.

Answer: Option C

3. Baljider said to me, "I had been working on it for 5 days."

  • Baljinder told me that he had been working on it for 5 days.
  • Baljinder told me that he has been working on it for 5 days.
  • Baljinder told me that he had worked on it for 5 days.
  • Baljinder told me that he was working on it for 5 days.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Perfect Continuous Tense", then we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

4. They said to me, "May you live long."

  • They prayed for me that I might live long.
  • They blessed me that I might live long.
  • They blessed me that I may live long.
  • They blessed me that may I live long.

Answer: Option B

5. Find Error :
He is too important for tolerating any delay.

  • to tolerate
  • with tolerating
  • to tolerating
  • at tolerating

Answer: Option A

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