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1781
The lawyer said to the accused, “Where were you at the time of the burglary?” **Options:**
A. The lawyer asked the accused where he was at the time of burglary.
B. The lawyer asked the accused that where was he …
C. The lawyer asked the accused if he was there …
D. The lawyer asked the accused where were you … Correct
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Wh-question → statement order, you → he**. (b)/(d) inversion wrong, (c) loses detail.
1782
She said, “Yusuf slipped when he was trying to skate.” **Options:**
A. She said that Yusuf slipped when he was trying to skate.
B. She said that Yusuf was slipping when he was trying to skate.
C. She said that Yusuf has slipped when he was trying to skate.
D. She said that Yusuf had slipped when he was trying to skate. Correct
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Past Indefinite in direct → Past Perfect** in indirect. Other options distort tense.
1783
The stranger said to me, “Can you tell me the way to the River Bank Colony?” **Options:**
A. … asked me can you tell me …
B. … asked me if you could tell him …
C. … asked me if I could tell him …
D. … told me that I could tell him … Correct
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Yes/No → if I could …; pronoun shifts you → I, me → him**. (a)/(b)/(d) wrong.
1784
Father said to me, “Are you going to keep me waiting all night?” **Options:**
A. Father asked me if you were going to keep him waiting all night.
B. Father told me that you are going to keep him waiting all night.
C. Father asked me are you going to keep me waiting all night.
D. Father asked me if I was going to keep him waiting all night. Correct
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Yes/No → asked if; are → was; pronoun shifts you → I, me → him**. Others fail.
1785
Bilal said to his friend, “How can I make this charcoal white?” **Options:**
A. Bilal asked his friend how he could make that charcoal white.
B. Bilal told his friend how he could make that charcoal white.
C. Bilal asked his friend how can I make this charcoal white.
D. Bilal asked his friend how could he make that charcoal white. Correct
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can → could, this → that, pronoun shift I → he**. (b) wrong verb “told”; (c)/(d) incorrect structure.
1786
Bilal said to his mother, “Why is this charcoal so black?” **Options:**
A. Bilal asked his mother why was that charcoal so black.
B. Bilal told his mother why that charcoal was so black.
C. Bilal asked his mother why that charcoal was so black.
D. Bilal asked his mother why this charcoal is so black. Correct
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is → was, this → that**, wh-question indirect without inversion. (a) wrong word order, (b) wrong reporting verb, (d) no tense change.
1787
I asked the shopkeeper, “What is the price of this bike?” **Options:**
A. I asked the shopkeeper that what the price of this bike was.
B. I asked the shopkeeper what is the price of this bike.
C. I asked the shopkeeper what was the price of this bike.
D. I asked the shopkeeper what the price of this bike was. Correct
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Correct indirect wh-question = subject + verb order. is → was**. Options (a)/(c) misuse structure, (b) no backshift.
1788
The shopkeeper asked me, “Where is your car?” **Options:**
A. The shopkeeper asked me where my car was.
B. The shopkeeper asked me where my car is.
C. The shopkeeper asked me where was my car.
D. The shopkeeper asked me where is your car. Correct
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Yes/No or wh-questions → no inversion in indirect. is → was**. Options (b)/(c)/(d) fail tense or pronoun shift.
1789
Mrs. Fatima said to me, “Why are these boys standing in the sun?” **Options:**
A. The shopkeeper asked me where my car was.
B. Mrs. Fatima asked me why those boys were standing in the sun.
C. Mrs. Fatima said to me that why are these boys standing in the sun.
D. Mrs. Fatima asked me why were these boys standing in the sun. Correct
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these → those, are → were**, indirect wh-question form. Other options either irrelevant or grammatically incorrect.
1790
Mr. Hamza said to me, “Why are you taking down this fence?” **Options:**
A. Mr. Hamza asked me why I taking down this fence.
B. Mr. Hamza said to me why you were taking down this fence.
C. Mr. Hamza asked me why I was taking down that fence.
D. Mr. Hamza said to me that why are you taking down this fence. Correct
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Wh-question → asked + clause (no inversion). are → was, this → that**. (a) missing auxiliary, (b) wrong pronoun, (d) keeps question form.