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A. Maria said, I have a business deal on Saturday night
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B. Maria said, I am having a business deal on Saturday night
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C. None of these
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D. Maria said, I was having a business deal on Saturday night
Explanation
Indirect to direct narration: "She was having" changes back to "I am having" in direct speech.
Since the reporting verb "said" is in the past and there’s no change in time reference, present continuous remains valid in the direct form.
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A. None of these
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B. She said It is cold
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C. She said It will be cold
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D. She said It was cold
Explanation
In indirect speech, the tense of the reported speech is usually changed. The present tense "is" becomes the past tense "was."
Direct speech: "She said, 'It is cold.'"
Indirect speech: "She said it was cold."
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A. She told me that she was reading about politics those days.
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B. She told me that she was reading about politics these days.
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C. None of these
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D. She told me if she was reading about politics those days.
Explanation
She told me that she was reading about politics those days.
Present continuous (am reading) changes to past continuous (was reading).
"These days" changes to "those days" in indirect speech.
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A. She told me that she wrote a poem on the mother's day.
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B. She told me that she has written a poem on the mother's day.
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C. She told me that she had written a poem on the mother's day.
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D. None of these
Explanation
In indirect speech, the past simple tense (wrote) changes to past perfect (had written).
Hence, the correct indirect sentence is: She told me that she had written a poem on the mother's day.
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A. She asked his maid servant that to bring him a glass of milk.
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B. She ordered his maid servant to bring him a glass of milk.
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C. She requested his maid servant that bring him a glass of milk.
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D. None of these
Explanation
She ordered his maid servant to bring him a glass of milk.
It's an imperative sentence (a command), so "said to" changes to "ordered", and the verb is changed to the infinitive form (to bring).
Personal pronouns are also adjusted: me → him (according to reported speech rules).
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A. Fatima said they had to be back
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B. Fatima said that they had to be back
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C. Fatima said that they have to be back
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D. Fatima said that we have to be back
Explanation
In indirect speech, "have to" becomes "had to" and "we" changes to "they" when referring to others.
The sentence is in the past reporting tense, so verb and pronoun shifts are necessary.
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A. She asked him why he was late.
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B. She ask him why was he late.
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C. None of these
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D. She asked him why is he late.
Explanation
She asked him why he was late.
In indirect speech, the question is converted into a statement, and the tense is adjusted.
"Are" changes to "was" to match the past tense.
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A. None of these
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B. The teacher said that I do my home work carefully
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C. The teacher told me to do my homework carefully
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D. The teacher said me to do my homework carefully
Explanation
"Told" is used in reported speech when giving instructions or advice, while "said" is typically used for general statements.
"Do" changes to "to do" in the reported speech form.
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A. You are asked not to sleep.
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B. You are advised not to sleep.
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C. You are told not to sleep.
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D. You are instructed not to sleep.
Explanation
In indirect speech, the imperative sentence "Don't sleep" is converted into "You are instructed not to sleep."
The reporting verb "instructed" is used to convey the command.
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A. He said that he will go to Karachi next week.
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B. He said that he had gone to Karachi the next week.
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C. He said that he would go to Karachi the following week.
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D. He said that he goes to Karachi the following week.
Explanation
When changing from direct to indirect speech:
"Will" changes to "would".
"Next week" changes to "the following week".
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