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1801
He said, “What a beautiful view this is!”
A. He exclaimed that it was a very beautiful view.
B. He said what a beautiful view this is.
C. He exclaimed that it had been a beautiful view.
D. He exclaimed what a beautiful view it is.
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** Exclamatory sentence → “exclaimed that.” Present tense → past tense.
1802
The teacher said to the students, “Work hard if you want to pass.”
A. The teacher told the students to work hard if they want to pass.
B. The teacher advised the students to work hard if they wanted to pass.
C. The teacher said the students work hard if you want to pass.
D. The teacher advised the students that they must work hard if they want to pass.
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** Imperatives in advice → “advised + object + to + verb.” “Want” → “wanted.”
1803
She said, “I shall meet him tomorrow.”
A. She said that she will meet him tomorrow.
B. She said that she would meet him tomorrow.
C. She said that she would meet him the next day.
D. She said that she will meet him the next day.
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** “Shall/will” → “would.” “Tomorrow” → “the next day.”
1804
The boy said, “I am doing my homework.”
A. The boy said that he is doing his homework.
B. The boy said that he had been doing his homework.
C. The boy said that he was doing his homework.
D. The boy said that he does his homework.
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** Present continuous → past continuous in indirect.
1805
She said, “I cannot solve this problem.”
A. She said that she cannot solve that problem.
B. She said that she cannot solved this problem.
C. She said that she could not solve that problem.
D. She said that she could solve that problem.
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** “Cannot” → “could not.” “This problem” → “that problem.”
1806
He said, “I was working in the office all day.”
A. He said that he was working in the office all day.
B. He said that he had been working in the office all day.
C. He said that he has been working in the office all day.
D. He said that he works in the office all day.
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** Past continuous → past perfect continuous.
1807
Rukhsana said, “I may buy a new car this year.”
A. Rukhsana said that she may buy a new car this year.
B. Rukhsana said that she might buy a new car that year.
C. Rukhsana said that she could buy a new car this year.
D. Rukhsana said that she might buy a new car last year.
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** “May” → “might.” Time expression “this year” → “that year.”
1808
He said, “I have read this book before.”
A. He said that he read that book before.
B. He said that he has read that book before.
C. He said that he had read that book before.
D. He said that he was reading that book before.
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** Present perfect → past perfect in indirect. “This book” → “that book.”
1809
The Principal said, “Honesty is the best policy.”
A. The Principal said honesty was the best policy.
B. The Principal said that honesty is the best policy.
C. The Principal told honesty is the best policy.
D. The Principal said honesty has been the best policy.
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** Universal truths remain unchanged in tense. “Honesty is the best policy” → indirect remains “is.” Option (a) wrongly changes to past tense.
1810
The old lady said, “May Allah bless you and give you all you desire in life!” **Options:**
A. … says that may Allah bless you …
B. … said that Allah may bless you …
C. … said that Allah will bless me …
D. The old lady wished that Allah would bless me and give me all I desired in life. Correct
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May …! = prayer → wished/prayed; may → would; you → me; backshift desire → desired**. Options (a)/(b)/(c) fail tense or pronoun rules.
