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2001
I told them to be quiet.
A. I said to them “Be you quiet!”
B. I told to them, “You must be quiet.”
C. I told them, “Be quiet!”
D. I said them, “You be quiet.”
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told + object + to-infinitive** (indirect imperative) → direct negative/affirmative imperative. Options (a)(b)(d) are unidiomatic or change modality.
2002
“Please bring me a cup of coffee,” Shakila said to the waiter.
A. Shakila told the waiter to bring her a cup of coffee.
B. Shakila said to the waiter he should bring her a cup of coffee.
C. Shakila told to the waiter that he should brought her a cup of coffee.
D. Shakila said to the waiter you bring me a cup of coffee.
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Polite imperative with “please” → told/asked + object + to-infinitive; me → her**. (b)(c)(d) have structural/tense errors.
2003
The Principal said to them that he did not want to see anyone return with a complaint against them.
A. The Principal said to them, “I did not want to saw any one to return with a complaint against them.”
B. The Principal said to them, “I do not want to see anyone return with a complaint against you.”
C. The Principal said to them, “I do not wanted to see any of them to be returning with a complaint.”
D. The Principal said to them, “I do not want to see any one to returns with a complaint against you.”
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Reverse to direct: do not want to see + object + bare verb (return); them → you** addressing the students. Others contain tense/verb-form errors (“wanted,” “to returns,” “to saw”) or pronoun issues.
2004
Zainab told her friends, “We are going to Tirupati next week.”
A. Zainab told her friends that they will go to Tirupati next week.
B. Zainab told to her friends that she is going to Tirupati following week.
C. Zainab told her friends that we were going to Tirupati the following week.
D. Zainab told her friends that they were going to Tirupati the following week.
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Present continuous (future plan) → past continuous; next week → the following week; we → they** from speaker’s group to reported form. (a) keeps “will”; (b) syntax/tense errors; (c) wrong pronoun “we”.
2005
Farhan said, “I am very busy this week.”
A. Farhan said that I am very busy this week.
B. Farhan said that I am very busy that week.
C. Farhan said that he was very busy that week.
D. Farhan said that he are very busy this week.
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Present simple → past simple (_am → was_) with this week → that week**. (a)(b) wrong pronoun/ deixis; (d) subject-verb error.
2006
Mariam told me, “I’ve been waiting for you since 4 pm.”
A. Mariam told me that she had been waiting for me since 4 pm.
B. Mariam told me that she will be waiting for me since 4 pm.
C. Mariam told me she was waiting for you since 4 pm.
D. Mariam said me that she has been waiting for me since 4 pm.
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Present perfect continuous → past perfect continuous (_have been waiting → had been waiting_). Keep since**-time intact. (b) wrong future; (c) wrong pronoun; (d) “said me” is ungrammatical and wrong tense.
2007
Aamir said, “I am making biryani today.”
A. Aamir said that he made biryani today.
B. Aamir said that he would be making biryani on the next day.
C. Aamir said that he is making biryani today.
D. Aamir said that he was making biryani on that day.
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Present continuous → past continuous (_am making → was making_); today → that day**. (a) wrongly shifts to simple past; (b) adds future progressive; (c) keeps present despite past reporting.
2008
Nadia said, “I’m being dropped to office today.”
A. Nadia said that she should be dropped to office today.
B. Nadia said that I am being dropped to office on that day.
C. Nadia said that she was being dropped to office that day.
D. Nadia said she was dropped to office today.
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Present continuous passive (_am being dropped_) backshifts to past continuous passive (_was being dropped_) after a past reporting verb; today → that day** (deictic shift). (a) modal “should” changes meaning; (d) simple past passive misstates aspect; (b) wrong pronoun/tense mix.
2009
"Do you attend the film festival at Goa every year?" he asked.
A. He asks me if I attend the film festival at Goa every year.
B. He asked me if I attended the film festival at Goa every year.
C. He asks me if I was attending the film festival at Goa every year.
D. He is asking me if I attend the film festival at Goa every year. Correct
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Yes/No → if; habitual present in direct → past in indirect with past reporting; you → I**.
2010
**Nabeel** asked her, "How do you know that **Rahim** has told it to him?"
A. Nabeel asked her how she know that Rahim had told that to him.
B. Nabeel asked her how she knew that Rahim had told that to him.
C. Nabeel asked her that how she knows that Rahim had told to him.
D. Nabeel asked her that how she has known that Rahim has told that to him. Correct
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WH-how; do you know → she knew (backshift & pronoun); has told → had told** (perfect → past perfect).
