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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.

1. She said, " Ugh! I have hated him."

She exclaimed with disgust that she had been hated him.
She exclaimed with disgust that she had hated him.
She exclaimed with sorrow that she had hated him.
She exclaimed with disgust that I had hated him.

Answer: Option B

2. I said to my brother, "What are you playing today ?"

I asked my brother what he will be playing that day.
I asked my brother what he was playing that day.
I asked my brother if he was playing that day.
I asked my brother what he would be playing that day.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

When there is wh-questions inside invertved commas then we do not use if or whether in indirect speech.

Note: wh-questions means, questions starting with, "who", "what","why", "whom" etc.

3. Rahul said, " He was walking."

Rahul said that he had been walking.
Rahul said that he was walking.
Rahul said that he had walking.
Rahul said that he had walked.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is in "Past Continuous sentence" then we change "Past Continuous sentence" to "Past Perfect Continuous".

4. The MLA said to people, "Ladies and gentlemen, your vote is my real power."

The MLA said that people your vote will my real power.
The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that your vote will be my real power.
The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that their vote is my real power.
The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that their vote was his real power.

Answer: Option D

5. She said to me, "I could reach there easily".

She told me that she could reach there easily.
She told me that she could have reach there easily.
She told me that she had reach there easily.
She told me that she had been reach there easily.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "could", "would", "should", "might".

Then in indirect speech these are written as it is.