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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.

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1. 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

2. Captain said, "Bravo ! We have won the match."

  • Captain exclaimed with joy that they have won the match.
  • Captain exclaimed that they had won the match.
  • Captain exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
  • Captain exclaimed with surprise that they had won the match.

Answer: Option C

3. 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

4. He said, "Honesty is the best policy."

  • He said that Honesty is the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty was the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty would be the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty will be the best policy.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

If Reporting verb is in Past Tense and Reported Speech is a universal truth, then we do not change it in indirect speech.

5. 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.

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  • mukesh 8 years ago

    He said to mi " alas we lost the match narration

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