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1991
She said to him, “I don’t want to go there.”
A. She said he didn’t want to go there.
B. She said to him that she didn’t want to go there.
C. He said to her that she didn’t want to go there.
D. She said to him that you do not want to go there.
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Present simple negative → past simple negative**; pronouns consistent. Others misuse pronouns/subjects.
1992
Jamal said that he wanted to be a soldier.
A. Jamal said, “I wanted to be a soldier.”
B. Jamal said that, “I wanted to become a soldier.”
C. Jamal said, “I want to be a soldier.”
D. Jamal said, “He wants to become a soldier.”
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Indirect past “wanted” (backshift) → direct present “want”; first-person he → I**. (a)(b) keep past wrongly; (d) wrong person.
1993
He asked me to wait there until I got my turn.
A. He said to me, “Wait here until you get your turn.”
B. He told to me “Wait here until you get your turn.”
C. He said to me, “You are wait here until you get your turn.”
D. He asked me to “Wait there until you get my turn.”
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told/asked + object + to-infinitive ↔ direct imperative. there ↔ here; I got my turn → you get your turn** in direct. Others are ungrammatical.
1994
The counter clerk asked me what my mobile number was.
A. The counter clerk asked to me, “What was your mobile number?”
B. The counter clerk asked me, “What is your mobile number?”
C. The counter clerk enquired me, “What is your mobile number?”
D. The counter clerk asks me, “What is your mobile number?”
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Indirect statement order → direct present simple question**. (a) wrong person/tense; (c) “enquired me” wrong; (d) present reporting tense mismatched.
1995
Wasim said to Naveed that he hadn’t met him since February the previous year.
A. Wasim told Naveed, “You haven’t meeting me since February last year.”
B. Wasim said to Naveed, “I haven’t met you since February last year.”
C. Wasim told to Naveed, “I haven’t met him since February last year.”
D. Wasim said, “Naveed, I haven’t meet you since February last year.”
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Reverse backshift: hadn’t met → haven’t met; the previous year → last year; pronouns he/him → I/you**. Other options have verb-form/syntax errors.
1996
“I have joined computer classes,” Raza said.
A. Raza said that he had joined computer classes.
B. Raza said that I am joining computer classes.
C. Raza said that I joined computer classes.
D. Raza said that I join computer classes.
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Present perfect → past perfect under backshift; I → he**.
1997
The teacher asked the students if they had understood her question.
A. The teacher asked the students, “Have you understood her question?”
B. The teacher asking the students, “If you have understood my question?”
C. The teacher asked the students, “Have you understood my question?”
D. The teacher asks the students, “whether you understand my question?”
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Indirect Yes/No (had understood) → Direct present perfect interrogative with my** for the teacher’s question. Others have tense/pronoun/word-order issues.
1998
The judge said to Aisha, “Stand in the witness box.”
A. The judge told Aisha you are standing in the witness box.
B. The judge told Aisha to stand in the witness box.
C. The judge told to Aisha stand in the witness box.
D. The judge told Aisha you will stand in the witness box.
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Imperative → told + object + to-infinitive.** (a)(d) turn it into statements; (c) “told to Aisha” is wrong.
1999
He exclaimed sadly that it was a pity that so many lives had been lost in the floods.
A. He said sadly, “It is a pity that so many lives had been lost in the floods.”
B. He said sadly, “What a pity that so many lives are being lost in the floods!”
C. He said sadly, “What a pity that so many lives have been lost in the floods.”
D. He said sadly, “It was a pity that so many lives were loss in the floods.”
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Exclamatory reporting (“exclaimed … pity”) → “What a pity …!” Keep perfect aspect have been lost** for a completed recent result. (a) mismatched tenses; (b) changes timeframe; (d) grammar error “were loss.”
2000
My neighbour enquired how my father was.
A. My neighbour asked, “What about your father’s welfare?”
B. My neighbour enquired, “How is your father?”
C. My neighbour asked, “How my father was?”
D. My neighbour enquired, “How is my father?”
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Indirect WH (how … was) → direct WH with present** when current state is implied. (c) wrong word order; (d) wrong pronoun; (a) paraphrase, not the same structure.
