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Tariq said, “Hurrah! I have won the match”.

  • (a) Tariq exclaimed with joy that he won the match.
  • (b) Tariq said with joy that he had won match.
  • (c) Tariq exclaimed with joy, he had the match.
  • (d) Tariq exclaimed with joy that he ha won the match.
Check Answer
  • (b) Tariq said with joy that he had won match.

Sajid said, “Alas! How foolish I have been”!

  • (a) Sajid said with sorrow that he had bee very foolish.
  • (b) Sajid exclaimed with sorrow that he had been very foolish.
  • (c) Sajid exclaimed with sorrow as he had been very foolish.
  • (d) Sajid exclaimed with sorrow that he is  very foolish.
Check Answer
  • (b) Sajid exclaimed with sorrow that he had been very foolish.

He said, “I shall get up early in the morning”.

  • (a) He said that he would get up early in the morning.
  • (b) He said he would get up early in the morning.
  • (c) He said that he will get up early in the morning.
  • (d) He asked that he would get up early in the morning.
Check Answer
  • (a) He said that he would get up early in the morning.

The teacher said, “Let the boy go home now”.

  • (a) The teacher asked if the boy might be allowed to go home then.
  • (b) The teacher said the boy might be allowed to go home then,
  • (c) The teacher said that the boy might be allowed to go home then.
  • (d) The teacher said that the boy may be allowed to go home now.
Check Answer
  • (c) The teacher said that the boy might be allowed to go home then.

I said to him, “Good morning, how do you do”.

  • (a) I said to him that good morning, how he did.
  • (b) I wished him good morning and asked him how he did.
  • (c) I told him good morning and asked him how he did.
  • (d) I said to him good morning and asked him how he did.
Check Answer
  • (b) I wished him good morning and asked him how he did.

He said, “Will you listen to such a man”?

  • (a) He asked them will you listen to such a man.
  • (b) He asked them would they listen to such a man.
  • (c) He asked them whether they would listen to such a man.
  • (d) He asked them whether they will listen to such a man.
Check Answer
  • (c) He asked them whether they would listen to such a man.

He said to me, “What time do the office close”?

  • (a) He asked me what time the office did close.
  • (b) He asked me what time the office close
  • (c) He said me what time did the office close
  • (d) He wanted to know what time the office close.
Check Answer
  • (b) He asked me what time the office close

I said to my brother, “Let us go to some hill station for a change”.

  • (a) I asked my brother if he would go to some hill station for a change.
  • (c) I permitted my brother to go to some hill station for a change.
  • (b) I asked my brother to go to some hill station for a change
  • (d) I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change
Check Answer
  • (d) I suggested to my brother that we should go to some hill station for a change

I said, “My friend, be a man. Why are you afraid of confessing your guilt honestly”.

  • (a) I told my friend to be a man and asked him why he was afraid of confessing his guilt honestly.
  • (b) I addressed my friend and advised him to be a man.
  • (c) I further asked him why he was afraid of confessing him guilt honestly.
  • (d) He should be a man and confess his guilt honestly, I said.
Check Answer
  • (a) I told my friend to be a man and asked him why he was afraid of confessing his guilt honestly.

He said to his son, “May you live long”!

  • (a) He told his son that he might live long
  • (b) He prayed that his son might live long.
  • (c) He prayed, his son might live long.
  • (d) He wished his son might live long.
Check Answer
  • (b) He prayed that his son might live long.

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