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1871
The teacher said, “Well done, students! I am proud of you.”
A. The teacher praised the students and said that she is proud of them.
B. The teacher praised the students and said that she was proud of them.
C. The teacher told the students that they did well and she is proud of them.
D. The teacher said well done and said I am proud of you.
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Exclamatory praise → praised; am proud → was proud (backshift). Pronoun shift you → them**.
1872
The beggar said, “Kind sir, give me some food.”
A. The beggar ordered the sir to give him some food.
B. The beggar requested the sir to give him some food.
C. The beggar requested the gentleman to give him some food.
D. The beggar asked to the sir give him food.
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Polite request with “kind sir” → requested the gentleman. Use to-infinitive** form.
1873
The captain said, “Cheer up, team! We can still win this match.”
A. The captain said to the team cheer up, they can still win that match.
B. The captain encouraged the team to cheer up and said that they could still win that match.
C. The captain ordered the team that cheer up, we can still win this match.
D. The captain told the team that they can still win this match.
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Imperative cheer up → encouraged to cheer up. Can → could; this → that**.
1874
Bilal said, “My uncle will come here tomorrow.”
A. Bilal said that his uncle will come here tomorrow.
B. Bilal said that his uncle would come there the next day.
C. Bilal said that his uncle will be coming there tomorrow.
D. Bilal said that my uncle would come here tomorrow.
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Will → would, here → there, tomorrow → the next day**.
1875
The judge said to the accused, “Tell me the truth.”
A. The judge asked the accused to tell him the truth.
B. The judge ordered the accused tell him the truth.
C. The judge said to the accused that tell me the truth.
D. The judge told the accused telling the truth.
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Imperative → asked/ordered + object + to-infinitive. Pronoun shift me → him**.
1876
Sara said to me, “I have been waiting here for two hours.”
A. Sara told me that she had been waiting there for two hours.
B. Sara told me she was waiting here for two hours.
C. Sara said to me that she is waiting there for two hours.
D. Sara said me she had waited there for two hours.
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Present perfect continuous → past perfect continuous (have been waiting → had been waiting). Here → there**.
1877
The officer said, “We have completed the task successfully.”
A. The officer said that they completed the task successfully.
B. The officer said that they have completed the task successfully.
C. The officer said that they had completed the task successfully.
D. The officer said they completes the task successfully.
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Present perfect → past perfect (have completed → had completed**).
1878
The mother said to her son, “Why are you late today?”
A. The mother asked her son why he was late that day.
B. The mother asked her son why you were late that day.
C. The mother said her son why he was late today.
D. The mother told her son that why was he late today.
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Wh-question → asked + object + wh-clause. Are → was, today → that day**, pronoun shift.
1879
Hassan said, “What a wonderful speech it is!”
A. Hassan exclaimed that it was a wonderful speech.
B. Hassan said that it was a wonderful speech.
C. Hassan exclaimed it is a wonderful speech.
D. Hassan exclaimed that it has been a wonderful speech.
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Exclamatory → exclaimed that + it was…**; backshift present → past.
1880
The teacher said to us, “The earth moves around the sun.”
A. The teacher told us that the earth moved around the sun.
B. The teacher told us that the earth has moved around the sun.
C. The teacher told us that the earth moves around the sun.
D. The teacher told us the earth is moving around the sun.
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Universal truths remain in present tense in reported speech (moves** unchanged). Rule: no tense shift for general facts.
