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2031
Hamza said to his brother, "Pack your bags and leave now."
A. Hamza told his brother that pack your bags and leave now.
B. Hamza suggested his brother that he should pack his bags and leave then.
C. Hamza ordered his brother to pack your bags and leave now.
D. Hamza instructed his brother to pack his bags and leave then.
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Imperative indirect → told/instructed + object + to + verb.** “Your → his” and “now → then.” Option (d) handles pronoun and adverb correctly.
2032
Ayesha's mother said, "Ayesha, run down to the grocer's and get a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese."
A. Ayesha's mother asked her to run down to the grocer's and get a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.
B. Ayesha's mother pleaded with her to run down to the grocer's and get her a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.
C. Ayesha commanded her mother to go down to the grocer and buy a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.
D. Ayesha asked her mother to run down to the grocer's and get a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.
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Imperative → asked + object + to + verb.** Option (b) changes tone to pleading, (c)(d) flip subject roles.
2033
"What are you going to call the puppy, Amina?" the boy asked.
A. The boy asked Amina what she was going to call the puppy.
B. Amina asked the boy what is he going to call the puppy.
C. The boy wondered what Amina were going to call the puppy.
D. The boy told Amina what she was going to call her puppy.
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** WH-question → indirect “asked what + subject + was going to call.” Option (c) wrong agreement, (b)(d) change meaning.
2034
Bilal said to his mother, "Can I go out and play now?"
A. Bilal asked to his mother could he go out and play now.
B. Bilal asked his mother that could he go out and play then.
C. Bilal asked his mother if he could go out and play then.
D. Bilal asked his mother if can he go out and play then.
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Yes/No question → asked if + subject + could.** “Now → then.”
2035
The Principal has said, "Mr. Imran will coach the football team."
A. The Principal said that Mr. Imran would coach the football team.
B. The Principal has said that Mr. Imran would coach the football team.
C. The Principal has said that Mr. Imran will coach the football team.
D. The Principal has asked that will Mr. Imran coach the football team.
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Reporting verb in present perfect** → no backshift. “Will” remains “will.”
2036
The guard said to the visitors, "Do not take photographs inside the museum."
A. The guard forbade the visitors to take photographs inside the museum.
B. The guard told the visitors that do not take photographs inside the museum.
C. The guard requested the visitors to not took photographs inside the museum.
D. The guard the visitors not to be taking photographs inside the museum.
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“Do not” imperatives → forbade + object + to + verb.** Others misuse tense or structure.
2037
The traveller said to a passerby, "Can you help me find my way, please?"
A. The traveller asked the passerby if he could kindly help him find his way.
B. The traveller asked the passerby that he can kindly help him find his way.
C. The traveller requested to the passerby if he can help him find his way.
D. The traveller asked the passerby could you kindly help me find my way?
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Can → could, asked if.** Option (b) wrong tense, (c) ungrammatical, (d) keeps direct form.
2038
She said, "We visited Kashmir in the summer vacation."
A. She said that they will visit Kashmir in the summer vacation.
B. She said that we visited Kashmir in the summer vacation.
C. She said that they have visited Kashmir in the summer vacation.
D. She said that they had visited Kashmir in the summer vacation.
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** Past simple → past perfect. (a)(b)(c) misuse tenses.
2039
Hamza said to Ayesha, "Don't play in the sun."
A. Hamza told to Ayesha to not play in the sun.
B. Hamza requested Ayesha that don't play in the sun.
C. Hamza advised Ayesha not to play in the sun.
D. Hamza ordered Ayesha that not play in the sun.
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** Negative imperative softened → “advised + not to.” (a)(d) clumsy; (b) wrong form.
2040
"What a rare flower!" she said.
A. She exclaimed what a rare flower it is.
B. She exclaimed that it was a very rare flower.
C. She asked if it was a rare flower.
D. She told that what a rare flower it was.
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** Exclamatory → “exclaimed that it was very…” with backshift. Options (a)(d) awkward, (c) changes to a question.
