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My friend said, “I walk to school while others go by bus”.

  • (a) My friend said he walks to school while other go by bus.
  • (b) My friend said that he walked to school while other go by bus.
  • (c) My friend told that he walks to school while others went by bus.
  • (d) My friend exclaimed that he walks to school while others go by bus.
Check Answer
  • (b) My friend said that he walked to school while other go by bus.

He tells me again and again “I am leaving for Gujrat tomorrow”.

  • (a) He tells me again and again that he is leaving for Gujrat tomorrow.
  • (b) He tells me again and again the he will be leaving for Gujrat the next day.
  • (c) He told me repeatedly that he was leaving for Gujrat the next day
  • (d) He tells again and again he is leaving for Gujrat next day.
Check Answer
  • (a) He tells me again and again that he is leaving for Gujrat tomorrow.

Why are you sitting here, “he said to him, “Why do you not go out”.

  • (a) He asked him why he was sitting there and why he did not go out.
  • (b) He said to him why he was sitting there and why he would not go out.
  • (c) He asked him why is he sitting there and why does not he go out.
  • (d) He told him why he was sitting there and why he did not go out.
Check Answer
  • (a) He asked him why he was sitting there and why he did not go out.

Tanweer said, “Alas! I am undone”.

  • (a) Tanweer told him with sorrow that he was undone.
  • (b) Tanweer exclaimed with sorrow that he was undone.
  • (c) Tanweer said to him with sorrow that he was undone.
  • (d) Tanweer exclaimed with sorrow he was undone.
Check Answer
  • (b) Tanweer exclaimed with sorrow that he was undone.

He said, “I cannot spare any time now”.

  • (a) He said that he could not spare any time then.
  • (b) He said that he cannot spare any time then.
  • (c) He said he could not spare any time then.
  • (d) He said that he could not spare any time now.
Check Answer
  • (a) He said that he could not spare any time then.

Majid said, “It may rain tomorrow”.

  • (a) Majid asked if it might rain the next day.
  • (b) Majid said it might rain the next day.
  • (c) Majid said that it may rain the next day.
  • (d) Majid said that it might rain the next day.
Check Answer
  • (d) Majid said that it might rain the next day.

Yasin said, “I met the principal in Lahore yesterday”.

  • (a) Yasin said he had met the principal in Lahore the previous day.
  • (b) Yasin said that he had met the principal in Lahore the previous day.
  • (c) Yasin said that he met the principal in Lahore the yesterday.
  • (d) Yasin asked that he had met the principal in Lahore the previous day.
Check Answer
  • (b) Yasin said that he had met the principal in Lahore the previous day.

The Major said, “It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning”.

  • (a) The Major exclaimed with joy that it gave him great pleasure to be there that morning
  • (b) The Major said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that morning.
  • (c) The major said it gave him great pleasure to be there that morning.
  • (d) The Major said that it gives him great pleasure to be there this morning.
Check Answer
  • (b) The Major said that it gave him great pleasure to be there that morning.

He said, “I do not wish to see any of you, go away”.

  • (a) He said he did not wish to see any of them and ordered them to go away.
  • (b) He said that he did not wish to see any of them and ordered them to go away”.
  • (c) He told them to go away because he did not want to see any of them.
  • (d) He said that he did not wish to see any of them and asked them to go away.
Check Answer
  • (b) He said that he did not wish to see any of them and ordered them to go away”.

He said, “Let us wait for the award”.

  • (a) He requested that they should wait for the award.
  • (b) He told that they should wait for the award.
  • (c) He proposed that they should wait for the award.
  • (d) He asked them to wait for the award.
Check Answer
  • (c) He proposed that they should wait for the award.

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