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1921
Rahim said, "I can speak French."
A. Rahim said that he should speak French.
B. Rahim said that he can speak French.
C. Rahim said that he could speak French.
D. Rahim said that I can speak French.
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Can → could** under backshift with a past reporting verb. (b) no backshift; (a) changes meaning to obligation.
1922
The officer ordered the fellow to be arrested.
A. The officer said, "Why don't be arrest the fellow?"
B. The officer said, "Arrest the fellow."
C. The officer requested, "The fellow may be arrested."
D. The officer said to the fellow, "Arrest him."
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Passive imperative report reverses to direct imperative**. Others are unidiomatic or misaddressed.
1923
The teacher said to Mohsin, "Go to your seat and sit quietly."
A. The teacher requested Mohsin to go to his seat and sit quietly.
B. The teacher instructed Mohsin to go to his seat and sit quietly.
C. The teacher instructed Mohsin that he must go to his seat and sit quietly.
D. The teacher told Mohsin to go to your seat and sit quietly.
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Imperative of command → instructed/told + object + to-infinitive; pronoun your → his**. (a) “requested” softens force; (d) wrong pronoun.
1924
Parveen said, "I arrived at the workshop an hour ago but nothing much is happening here."
A. Parveen observed that though she had arrived at the workshop an hour ago but nothing much is happening there.
B. Parveen said that she has arrived at the workshop an hour earlier but nothing much is happening here.
C. Parveen asked why she had to arrive at the workshop an hour before when nothing much was happening there.
D. Parveen said that she had arrived at the workshop an hour before but nothing much was happening there.
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Arrived → had arrived (backshift); an hour ago → an hour before; is happening → was happening; here → there**. (a) has redundant “though…but”.
1925
The little girl asked her mother if she could visit her friend's house.
A. The little girl said to her mother, "Why can't I visit my friend's house?"
B. The little girl said to her mother, "Should she visit her friend's house?"
C. The little girl said to her mother, "Can I visit my friend's house?"
D. The little girl said to her mother, "I could visit my friend's house?"
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Indirect yes/no with “if she could” reverses to direct “Can I…?”** with first person. Other options change modality/meaning.
1926
Mother said to Ayesha, "Turn on the light."
A. Mother told Ayesha to turn on the light.
B. Mother asked Ayesha if the light was on.
C. Ayesha told mother to turn on the light.
D. Mother requested Ayesha to please on the light.
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Imperative reporting: told + object + to-infinitive**. Options (b)(c)(d) change force or are ungrammatical (“please on”).
1927
Sameer said, “I will be leaving for London this summer so I can meet you only when I return.”
A. Sameer said he will be leaving for London this summer and he could meet him only when he returned.
B. Sameer said he will go to London this summer and he would meet me only when he will be returning.
C. Sameer said that he would be leaving for London that summer and he could meet me only when he returned.
D. Sameer said he will have gone to London that summer and could meet me only when he returned.
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Will be leaving → would be leaving; this summer → that summer; can → could; when I return → when he returned**. Maintain sequence of tenses and pronoun shifts.
1928
He exclaimed sadly that it was a pity that so many lives had been lost in the floods. **Options:**
A. … “It is a pity … had been lost …”
B. … “What a pity … are being lost …!”
C. … “What a pity that so many lives have been lost in the floods.”
D. … “It was a pity … were loss …” Correct
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Exclamatory sense with emotion adverb (sadly) → said sadly, “What a pity …!” For recent result, have been lost is natural in direct speech; we restore exclamation. (a) mixes present is with past perfect; (b) changes aspect/meaning (are being lost); (d) has grammar error were loss**.
1929
Meena said "What a beautiful flower!" **Options:**
A. Meena exclaimed how beautiful the flower was
B. … said that she had a beautiful flower
C. Meena exclaimed what a beautiful flower it was
D. Meena exclaimed that it was a very beautiful flower. Correct
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Report exclamations as exclaimed that …; drop what a, use very to retain emphasis; backshift is → was. (a)/(c) are sometimes seen, but many keys prefer the neutral that + very** form. (b) changes meaning (“she had”).
1930
Nidhi exclaimed that it was a beautiful painting. **Options:**
A. … “How beautiful you made that painting!”
B. … “How beautiful!”
C. … “That looks like a beautiful painting!”
D. Nidhi exclaimed, "What a beautiful painting!" Correct
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Indirect exclamatory → direct with What a + noun!** Options (a)/(c) alter meaning; (b) is too fragmentary, losing the noun “painting”.
