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A. My father told me that he feared that I had caught a cold again.
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B. My father told me that he feared that I have caught a cold again.
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C. My father told me that he feared that I had been caught a cold again.
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D. None of these
Explanation
In indirect speech, the present tense "have caught" changes to past perfect "had caught."
The reporting verb "said to" changes to "told" in indirect speech.
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A. None of these
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B. She requested him to help that old man then.
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C. She ordered him to help this old man now.
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D. She suggested that he should help that old man then.
Explanation
She requested him to help that old man then.
"Please" indicates a request, so "requested" is the correct reporting verb.
"Now" changes to "then" in indirect speech.
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A. He said that they cannot read that chapter in ten minutes
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B. He said that they could read that chapter in ten minutes
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C. He said that they should not read that chapter in ten minutes
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D. None of these
Explanation
He said that they cannot read that chapter in ten minutes.
- In indirect speech, the present tense modal "cannot" changes to "could not" in past narration.
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A. None of these
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B. Aslam told him that the machine had been working the previous day.
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C. Aslam asked him that the machine has been working the previous day.
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D. Aslam told him that the machine had been working yesterday.
Explanation
- In indirect speech, "was working" changes to "had been working," and "yesterday" changes to "the previous day."
- The correct reporting verb "told" is used instead of "asked" for a statement.
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A. They said that they take exercise every day
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B. None of these
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C. They said that we take exercise every day
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D. They said that they took exercise every day
Explanation
- In reported speech, present tense changes to past tense ("take" becomes "took").
- The pronoun "we" changes to "they" to match the subject of the reporting clause.
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A. None of these
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B. The officer told the peon that if he did not do his duty well he would dismiss him
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C. The officer threatened to dismiss the peon if he did not do his duty well
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D. The officer suggested to the peon that if he did not do his duty well, he would be dismissed
Explanation
- The officer's statement is a warning, so "threatened" fits the context.
- It conveys the conditional clause accurately in indirect speech.
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A. He asked me whether I had seen the cricket match the earlier night
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B. He asked me whether I had seen the cricket match the last night
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C. He asked me whether I saw the cricket match the earlier night
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D. None of these
Explanation
He asked me whether I had seen the cricket match the last night.This is the correct reported speech, as it:
- Changes "Did you see" to "whether I had seen" (reported speech)
- Changes "last night" to maintain the correct time reference.
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A. None of these
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B. He asked me that he wanted me to have attend the party.
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C. He told me that he wanted me to have attended the party.
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D. He told me that he want me to have attend the party.
Explanation
- The correct narration is: He told me that he wanted me to attend the party.
- "I want" changes to "he wanted" in indirect speech, and "to attend" remains the same.
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A. The beggar wished me that I may go to hell
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B. The beggar cursed that I might go to hell
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C. The beggar asked me to go to hell
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D. None of these
Explanation
- The use of "might" in the indirect speech correctly reflects the nature of a curse or a wish for something undesirable to happen.
- The sentence indicates a negative or harsh wish, which aligns with the curse format.
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A. She asked me how I know that.
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B. She asked me if I knew that.
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C. None of these
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D. She asked me how I knew that.
Explanation
She asked me if I knew that.
This is the correct indirect speech form as it maintains the original question format using an if-clause to introduce the reported speech.
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