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A. He asked you will you go to Peshawar next day.
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B. He said you would go to Peshawar next day.
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C. He asked you if you would go to Peshawar next day.
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D. None of these
Explanation
In indirect speech, "Will you" becomes "if you would" after a reporting verb like "asked."
"Tomorrow" changes to "next day" in indirect speech.
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A. The judge ordered the witness to tell the truth
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B. The says to witness to tell the truth
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C. The judge requited the witness that he should tell the truth
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D. The judge told the witness if he could tell the truth
Explanation
The judge ordered the witness to tell the truth.
The verb "said" is replaced with "ordered" because it's a command.
The structure "to tell" is used in the indirect speech, and the tense remains the same.
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A. None of these
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B. That he has lost my pen
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C. Whether he is sane
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D. If I could help
Explanation
The verb "said" is typically followed by "that" when reporting a statement.
"That he has lost my pen" is a correctly structured reported speech sentence.
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A. He said to that I might live long
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B. He wished that I might live long
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C. He told me that I might live long
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D. He wished I might live long
Explanation
- The correct answer is: He wished that I might live long.
- The original sentence is a blessing or a wish, and when reported indirectly, it becomes a wish or a prayer, not a statement or an order.
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A. He asked them if they listen to such a man
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B. He asked him if they would listen to such a man
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C. He asked them if they would listen to such a man
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D. None of these
Explanation
He asked them if they would listen to such a man.
In indirect speech, the question form "Will you" changes to "if they would" and the pronouns are adjusted accordingly.
The reporting verb "said to" changes to "asked" in a question.
انہوں نے ہم سے کہا کیا تم کل جا رہے ہو؟
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A. They asked us if we were leaving the next day
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B. They asked us if we were to leave tomorrow
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C. They asked us if we are leaving tomorrow
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D. They asked us if we were leaving tomorrow
Explanation
incorrect: They said to us, "Are you leaving tomorrow."?
correct: They asked us if we were leaving the next day
Rules:
Said changes to asked.
Remove inverted commas.
Make it simple from interrogative.
Add if.
Tomorrow changes to the next day.
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A. She said good morning
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B. She said that good morning
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C. None of these
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D. She greeted us
Explanation
Greetings like "Good Morning" are changed into indirect speech as "greeted".
Hence, "She said to us 'Good Morning'" becomes "She greeted us."
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A. None of these
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B. You asked him why he had called you names the previous day.
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C. You asked him that why you called him names the previous day.
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D. You asked him why he had called you names the yesterday.
Explanation
You asked him why he had called you names the previous day.
In indirect speech, the question changes to a statement.
"Did you call" changes to "he had called."
"Yesterday" changes to "the previous day."
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A. He asked her which books she bought from that shop.
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B. He asked her which books she had bought from that shop.
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C. He asked her she has bought books from that shop.
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D. None of these
Explanation
Reported question → "He said to her" changes to "He asked her".
Simple past tense "did you buy" changes to past perfect → "had bought".
"This shop" becomes "that shop" in indirect speech.
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A. He did tell me that I had been a stupid fellow.
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B. He told me that you were a stupid fellow.
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C. None of these
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D. He exclaimed that what a stupid fellow I was.
Explanation
In indirect speech, exclamation sentences are converted using "exclaimed" and a change of pronouns and verb tense.
The sentence "What a stupid fellow you are!" becomes "He exclaimed that what a stupid fellow I was."
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