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1911
The boy said, "Hurrah! We have won the match." **Options:**
A. The boy exclaimed with sorrow that they had won the match.
B. The boy exclaimed with joy that they had won the match.
C. The boy told that they had won the match.
D. The boy exclaimed that they win the match. Correct
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Hurrah! = joy. We → they, have won → had won**. (a) wrong emotion, (c) loses exclamatory force, (d) tense error.
1912
He said, "Bravo! You have done well." **Options:**
A. He exclaimed with sorrow that I had done well.
B. He exclaimed with applause that I had done well.
C. He exclaimed with joy that I had done well.
D. He said that I had done well. Correct
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Bravo! conveys praise/joy. Reporting verb becomes exclaimed with joy. have done → had done**. (a) wrong emotion, (b) awkward phrase, (d) loses exclamation nuance.
1913
She said, "Alas! I have lost my purse." **Options:**
A. She exclaimed with sorrow that she had lost her purse.
B. She said with joy that she had lost her purse.
C. She exclaimed happily that she had lost her purse.
D. She told that she lost her purse. Correct
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Interjection Alas! indicates grief → reporting verb becomes exclaimed with sorrow. have lost → had lost** (backshift). (b)/(c) change emotion wrongly. (d) loses emotional force and backshift.
1914
Rania said, "We are organizing a cleaning programme in the colony tomorrow."
A. Rania said that they were organizing a cleaning programme in the colony the next day.
B. Rania asked why they were organizing a cleaning programme in the colony the next day.
C. Rania said that we are organizing a cleaning programme in the colony tomorrow.
D. Rania told that we were organizing a cleaning programme in the colony tomorrow.
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Present continuous → past continuous; we → they; tomorrow → the next day**. (c)(d) keep direct deixis/tense.
1915
The imam prayed that Allah might pour all His blessings on the newly married couple.
A. The imam said to the newly married couple, "Allah must pour all His blessings on you."
B. The imam said to the newly married couple, "May Allah pour all His blessings on you."
C. The imam requested Allah, "Pour all Your blessings on the newly married couple."
D. The imam blessed the newly married couple, "Allah will pour all His blessings on you."
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Reported prayer/wish (“prayed that … might”) → Direct optative: “May …”. Maintain reverential capitalization and second-person you**.
1916
The teacher asked Afifa what had happened to her and why her nose was bleeding.
A. The teacher said to Afifa, "What happened to her? Why was her nose bleeding?"
B. The teacher said to Afifa, "What happened to you? Why is your nose bleeding?"
C. The teacher said to Afifa, "What had happened to you? Why was your nose bleeding?"
D. The teacher said to Afifa, "What is happening to you? Why is your nose bleeding?"
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Indirect past perfect/continuous reverses to natural direct simple past + present continuous** for an immediate situation: “What happened…? Why is… bleeding?” Options (a)(c) have mismatched persons/tenses.
1917
Addressing a public meeting, Hamid Khan said, "Whatever talks take place they will be on the issue of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir."
A. Addressing a public meeting, Hamid Khan asked whatever talks took place, why they were not on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
B. Addressing a public meeting, Hamid Khan said that whatever talks take place, they will be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
C. Addressing a public meeting, Hamid Khan announced that whatever talks took place, they would be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
D. Addressing a public meeting, Hamid Khan said that if there were talks, that had to be on the issue of Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
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With past reporting, will → would; often said/announced that** for formal statements. (b) lacks backshift.
1918
When Rohail saw Sohaib, he said, "Oh, how tall you have grown!"
A. When Rohail saw Sohaib, he exclaimed that he (Sohaib) had grown very tall.
B. When Rohail saw Sohaib, he exclaimed how tall he (Sohaib) was grown.
C. When Rohail saw Sohaib, he observed that you have grown very tall.
D. When Rohail saw Sohaib, he commented that he (Sohaib) has grown very tall.
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Exclamatory admiration → exclaimed that + subject + had grown very tall** (present perfect → past perfect). Options (b)(d) wrong form/tense.
1919
The lady said to the plumber, "Why didn't you come last week? The RO machine has been making some noise for the last ten days."
A. The lady asked the plumber why he hadn't come the previous week and told him that the RO machine had been making some noise for the last ten days.
B. The lady asked the plumber why he hadn't come the last week and told him that the RO machine has been making some noise for the last ten days.
C. The lady asked the plumber if he had come the previous week and told him that the RO machine had been making some noise for the last ten days.
D. The lady scolded the plumber for not coming last week and told him that the RO machine was making some noise for the last ten days.
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Didn’t come → hadn’t come; last week → the previous week; has been making → had been making** for ongoing action up to the present of speaking. (b) mixes tenses; (c) changes question type.
1920
She told the villagers that she would not rest till she had solved their water problem.
A. She said to the villagers, "She would not rest till she has been solved their water problems."
B. She said to the villagers, "She will not rest till she has solved my water problem."
C. She said to the villagers, "I will not rest till I have solved your water problem."
D. She said to the villagers, "I would not rest till I am solving our water problem."
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Would not → will not (reverse backshift); had solved → have solved; their → your** addressing villagers.
