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2021
**Mrs. Khan** said to me, "Why are these boys standing in the sun?"
A. Mrs. Khan told me why those boys are standing in the sun.
B. Mrs. Khan asked me why those boys were standing in the sun.
C. Mrs. Khan said to me that why are these boys standing in the sun.
D. Mrs. Khan asked me why were these boys standing in the sun. Correct
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WH-why; these → those; are → were**; assertive order.
2022
Father said to me, "Are you going to keep me waiting all night?"
A. Father asked me if you were going to keep him waiting all night.
B. Father told me that you are going to keep me 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 → if; are → was; you → I**; interrogative → statement.
2023
**Bilal** said to his friend, "How can I make this charcoal white?"
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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WH-how; can → could; I → he; this → that**; assertive order.
2024
**Bilal** said to his mother, "Why is this charcoal so black?"
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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WH → why; this → that; is → was; said to → asked**.
2025
The lawyer said to the accused, "Where were you at the time of the burglary?"
A. The lawyer asked the accused where he was at the time of the burglary.
B. The lawyer asked the accused that where was he at the time of the burglary.
C. The lawyer asked the accused if he was there at the time of the burglary.
D. The lawyer asked the accused where were you at the time of the burglary. Correct
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WH → where; were you → he was** (order + pronoun + backshift).
2026
The stranger said to me, "Can you tell me the way to the River Bank Colony?"
A. The stranger asked me can you tell me the way to the River Bank Colony.
B. The stranger asked me if you could tell him the way to the River Bank Colony.
C. The stranger asked me if I could tell him the way to the River Bank Colony.
D. The stranger told me that I could tell him the way to the River Bank Colony. Correct
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Yes/No → if; can → could; you → I, me → him**; assertive order.
2027
He said to the grocer, "What is the price of tomatoes?"
A. He asked the grocer what was the price of tomatoes.
B. He asked the grocer what the price of tomatoes was.
C. He asked the grocer what is the price of tomatoes.
D. He asked the grocer that what was the price of tomatoes. Correct
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WH → what; statement order; is → was; said to → asked**.
2028
**Huma** asked me, "How's your brother?"
A. Huma asked me how was my brother.
B. Huma asked me how your brother was.
C. Huma asked me how my brother was.
D. Huma asked me how is my brother. Correct
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WH-question → keep how, switch to statement order and backshift is → was; your → my**.
2029
Bilal said to Hamza, "I celebrated my birthday two days ago."
A. Bilal told Hamza that he celebrated my birthday two days before.
B. Bilal told Hamza that he celebrated his birthday two days ago.
C. Bilal told Hamza that I celebrated my birthday two days ago.
D. Bilal told Hamza that he had celebrated his birthday two days before.
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** Past simple → past perfect. “Ago → before.” Options (a)(b)(c) mix pronouns/time expressions incorrectly.
2030
Ahmed said to Amina, "How will you pay off your debts?"
A. Ahmed asked Amina how will she pay off her debts.
B. Ahmed asked Amina that how you will pay off your debts.
C. Ahmed asked Amina how she would pay off her debts.
D. Ahmed asked Amina how she would pay off your debts.
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Will → would** in indirect; pronouns shift “you → she,” “your → her.” (a)(b)(d) misuse word order or pronouns.
