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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

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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. 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

3. 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.

4. Robert will say to me, "I am your classmate".

  • Robert will tell me that he is my classmate.
  • Robert will tell me that he was my classmate.
  • Robert will tell me that he will be my classmate.
  • Robert said me that he is my classmate.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

"I am your classmate" will remain in present tense in indirect speech because in "Robert will say to me" reporting verb is in future.
So when reporting verb in in future or present, we do not change the tense of the reported speech.

5. Sahil said to his friends, "Lets go to the park."

  • Sahil suggested to his friends that we should go to the park.
  • Sahil requested to his friends that we should go to the park.
  • Sahil suggested to his friends that we would go to the park.
  • Sahil suggested to his friends that we have to go to the park.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Note: We can also use "Sahil proposed to" in place of "Sahil suggested to"

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