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1821
Ahmed said, "Should we go to the zoo today?" **Options:**
A. Ahmed told that they should go to the zoo that day.
B. Ahmed wondered if they should go to the zoo that day.
C. Ahmed asked if we should go to the zoo today.
D. Ahmed announced that they would go to the zoo that day. Correct
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Suggestive Yes/No → wondered/asked if … should; today → that day**. (a)/(d) change force; (c) keeps wrong pronoun/time.
1822
Mr. Salman told his wife not to wait for him as he would be late at the studio that night. **Options:**
A. His wife said to Mr Salman, "Don't wait for him as he will be late at the studio that night."
B. Mr Salman said to his wife, "Not to wait for him as I would be late at the studio tonight."
C. Mr Salman said to his wife, "Don't wait for him as I will be late at the studio tonight."
D. Mr Salman said to his wife, "Don't wait for him as he will be late at the studio that night." Correct
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not to wait → Don’t wait; would be → will be; that night → tonight**. Despite slight pronoun oddity (“him” instead of “me”), option (c) is best.
1823
Mariam said to her mother, "You are very late today." **Options:**
A. Mariam asked her mother why she was late today.
B. Mariam told her mother that she is very late that day.
C. Mariam told her mother that she was very late that day.
D. Mariam told her mother that you were very late that day. Correct
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are → was, today → that day, pronoun you → she**. (a) wrongly converts to question; (b) no backshift; (d) wrong pronoun.
1824
The officer told me that I needed to work harder to meet my targets otherwise I would have to leave the company. **Options:**
A. The officer said to me, "I need to work harder to meet my targets otherwise I will have to leave the company."
B. The officer said to me, "Work harder to meet my targets otherwise be ready to leave the company."
C. The officer said to me, "You have to work harder to meet our targets otherwise I will have to leave the company."
D. The officer said to me, "You need to work harder to meet your targets otherwise you will have to leave the company." Correct
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Reverse to direct: I → you, would have to → will have to, my → your**; restore quotes.
1825
I said to Aisha, "The tyre of my car is punctured." **Options:**
A. I told Aisha that the tyre of my car is punctured.
B. Aisha told me that the tyre of my car was punctured.
C. I told Aisha that the tyre of my car was punctured.
D. I told Aisha that the tyre of her car is punctured. Correct
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said to → told; is → was (backshift); my remains my** (speaker’s car). (a)/(d) wrong tense/pronoun; (b) flips speakers.
1826
Her mother advised her not to go too fast while reciting her poem. **Options:**
A. Her mother said, "Why are you going so fast while reciting your poem?"
B. Her mother said, "Don't go too fast while reciting your poem."
C. Her mother said, "You needn't go too fast while reciting your poem."
D. Her mother said, "Don't go too fast while reciting her poem." Correct
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advised … not to ↔ direct negative imperative “Don’t …”; your** matches addressee. (a) is a question; (c) changes modality; (d) wrong pronoun “her.”
1827
The Finance Minister said, "The Government will trim the corporate tax gradually to 25 percent for all companies." **Options:**
A. The Finance Minister said that the Government would trim the corporate tax gradually to 25 percent for all companies.
B. … asked the Government if it would trim …
C. … ordered the Government to trim …
D. … told that the Government will trim … Correct
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Statement → said that + clause; will → would** (backshift). (b) converts to a question; (c) makes it a command; (d) “told” needs object and misses backshift.
1828
Major Hamza said to aspirants, "Does everyone understand English?" **Options:**
A. Major Hamza informed the aspirants that everyone understood English.
B. Major Hamza asked the aspirants whether everyone understood English.
C. Major Hamza told the aspirants that everyone should understand English.
D. Major Hamza asked the aspirants whether everyone understands English. Correct
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Yes/No question → asked + whether/if + statement order; present → past (backshift). (a) “informed” is not a question; (c) changes meaning (should**); (d) misses backshift.
1829
I will tell him that I don't want to join the art classes. **Options:**
A. I will tell him, "I don't want to join the art classes."
B. I said to him, "I couldn't join the art classes."
C. I want to tell him, "I don't like to join the art classes."
D. I will tell him, "I didn't want to join the art classes." Correct
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Reporting verb in future (will tell) → no backshift inside the quoted original; keep present** “don’t want.” (b)/(d) change time/meaning; (c) alters verb choice (“like to” ≠ “want to”).
1830
The RWA members said, “We want to see the audited accounts before we make more payments.”
A. The RWA members are saying that they want to see the audited accounts before they make more payments.
B. The RWA members said that they wanted to see the audited accounts before they made more payments.
C. The RWA members said that we want to see the audited accounts before we make more payments.
D. The RWA members said we wanted to see the audited accounts before we make more payments.
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Present simple → past simple (want → wanted, make → made) in indirect speech. Pronoun we → they**.
