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A. The son said to the mother that I wanted some money
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B. The son told to the mother that he wanted some money
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C. The son said to the mother said he wants some money
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D. The son said to the mother that he want some money
Explanation
Direct Speech: The son said to the mother, "I want some money."
Indirect Speech: The son said to the mother that he wanted some money.
Change want into wanted
Change I into He
Remove inverted commas
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A. She said that she was going to the market.
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B. She said that I was going to the market.
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C. She said that she is going to the market.
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D. She said that she had gone to the market.
Explanation
The reporting verb "said" is in the past tense.
Therefore, the verb in the reported speech also shifts one step back in tense:
"am going" (present continuous) → "was going" (past continuous).
The pronoun "I" changes to "she" to match the subject.
Correct Answer: c) She said that she was going to the market.
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A. He said to Maria that he should help her do her work.
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B. None of thes
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C. He told Maria to help him do his work.
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D. He asked Maria to let him help do his work.
Explanation
The direct sentence is in imperative mood using “let me”, which in indirect speech is usually reported using “requested” or “asked”.
The correct transformation should be something like: He requested Maria to allow him to do his work.
None of the given options exactly match this structure.
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A. None of these
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B. Persome said to Mary don’t answer her back like that.
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C. Persome ordered Mary don’t answer her back like that.
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D. Persome ordered Mary not to answer her back like that.
Explanation
Persome ordered Mary not to answer her back like that.
The direct command "Don’t answer" changes to "not to answer" in indirect speech.
The reporting verb "said" becomes "ordered" to reflect the commanding tone.
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A. Mr. Ali inquired to his son Rani that whether he finished his lesson.
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B. Mr. Ali said to his son Rani that have you finished your lesson.
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C. Mr. Ali asked his son Rani whether he had finished his lesson.
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D. None of these
Explanation
Mr. Ali asked his son Rani whether he had finished his lesson.
The sentence is a yes/no question, so "asked... whether" is correct.
"Have you finished" changes to "he had finished" in indirect speech.
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A. None of these
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B. My friend said hello to me and asked me what was I doing there.
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C. My friend wished me and wanted to know that what was doing there.
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D. My friend greeted me and asked me what I was doing there.
Explanation
My friend greeted me and asked me what I was doing there.
The direct speech is turned into indirect by converting "are you" to "I was".
"Hello" becomes "greeted me", and the question is properly structured using asked me what I was doing there.
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A. The teacher said what a hopeless fellow the student was.
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B. The teacher told the student that he was a very hopeless fellow.
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C. The teacher told the student that you are a very hopeless fellow.
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D. None of these
Explanation
The teacher told the student that he was a very hopeless fellow.
In indirect speech, "you are" changes to "he was" when referring to the student.
The sentence structure also changes to a statement with "that" for reported speech.
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A. The mistress asked Fanny if she had mailed the two letters she had given her the day before.
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B. The mistress enquired of Fanny whether she had mailed the two letters she had given her yesterday.
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C. The mistress enquired of Fanny if she had mailed the two letters she gave her the day before.
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D. None of these
Explanation
The mistress enquired of Fanny if she had mailed the two letters she gave her the day before.
The reporting verb "enquired" changes the direct speech into indirect speech.
The past tense verb "gave" and the time word "yesterday" correctly change to "the day before" in indirect speech.
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A. Could
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B. Would
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C. Should
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D. None of these
Explanation
In indirect speech, the verb "will" is converted to "would" to maintain the correct tense sequence.
For example:
Direct: She said, "I will go to the market."
Indirect: She said that she would go to the market.
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A. Saleem said, he did not eat mangoes
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B. Saleem said that he does not eat mangoes
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C. Saleem said that he did not eat mangoes
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D. Saleem exclaimed that he does not eat mangoes
Explanation
Saleem said that he did not eat mangoes.
When converting direct speech to indirect speech:
- The present tense verb "do not eat" changes to past tense → "did not eat."
- The quotation marks are removed.
- The conjunction "that" is used.
So, "I do not eat mangoes" becomes "he did not eat mangoes" in indirect speech.
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