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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

1. John says, "I shall go there".

John said that he went there.
John says that he will go there.
John says that he went there.
John said that I will go there.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

Please note : When reporting verb is in present or future Tense, then in indirect speech we do not change the Tense of Reported speech.

So "John says", it is in present, so we will not change the Tense of "I shall go there". That means it will remain future Tense in indirect speech also.

2. 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".

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. Mr. Bajaj said, "How foolish of me!"

Mr. Bajaj confessed with regret that he had been very foolish.
Mr. Bajaj confessed with regret that he is very foolish.
Mr. Bajaj confessed with sorrow that he was very foolish.
Mr. Bajaj confessed with regret that he was very foolish.

Answer: Option D

5. The children said, "Let us complete homework together."

The children told that let them complete homework together.
The children told that they should complete homework together.
The children suggested that they should complete homework together.
The children asked that they should complete homework together.

Answer: Option C