1. My father said, "All that glitters is not gold."
My father said that all that glitters was not gold.
My father advised that all that glitters is not gold.
My father remarked that all that glitters is not gold.
My father said that all that glitters is not gold.
Answer: Option D
2. 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.
3. He said, "May God bless you."
He prayed that God bless him.
He prayed that may God bless him.
He told that may God bless him.
He prayed that might God bless him.
Answer: Option D
4. 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.
5. 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.