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2151
She asked her mother why she was so upset that day.
A. She said to her mother, "Why are you so upset today?"
B. … "Why you are …"
C. … "Why were you … that day?"
D. … "Are you upset today?"
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** **Reverse WH-reporting:** **was → are**, **that day → today**, **she (mother) → you**; restore question order. Others misuse order/tense. ---
2152
Sanjeev said that he would surely succeed.
A. Sanjeev said, "I will surely succeed."
B. … "I am going to succeed surely."
C. … "I have succeeded surely."
D. … "I surely will succeed."
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** **would → will**; **he → I** in direct. (b)(d) alter aspect/emphasis; (c) wrong tense. ---
2153
"Oh no! We have missed the flight," she said.
A. She cried that we have missed …
B. She was sorry that they missed …
C. She regretted that they had missed the flight.
D. She exclaimed that we had missed …
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** **Exclamation of regret + present perfect** → **regretted … had missed** (backshift) and **we → they**. (a)(d) keep **we/have**. (b) wrong tense. ---
2154
She said, "However hard it rains, I have to go to work."
A. She said that however hard it rained, she had to go to work.
B. … even if it rains … had to …
C. … may rained … have to …
D. … might rain … has to …
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** **Backshift:** **rains → rained**; **have to → had to**. (b) paraphrases construction. (c)(d) incorrect modal/tense combinations. ---
2155
The doctor said to Anita, "Are you feeling better now?"
A. … asked to Anita if …
B. … asked Anita that if …
C. … asked Anita was she …
D. The doctor asked Anita if she was feeling better then.
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** **Yes/No question → asked if + clause**; **now → then**; **are → was** (backshift). Others have structural/tense errors. ---
2156
She suggested that we should distribute food among the needy.
A. She said, "Let us distribute food among the needy."
B. … "We could distribute …"
C. … "Let them distribute …"
D. … "Distribute …"
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** **"Let us …" (proposal)** → **suggested that we should …** in indirect. (b) weak modal; (c) changes subject; (d) command, not suggestion. ---
2157
The teacher said to Anu, "I am very disappointed with your work."
A. The teacher told Anu that she was very disappointed with her work.
B. … she were …
C. … that I was …
D. … that Anu I am …
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** **I → she**, **am → was**, **your → her**. (b) wrong verb **were**. (c)(d) pronoun/order errors. ---
2158
The teacher said to the students, "Jupiter is the largest planet."
A. … told to the students … was …
B. The teacher told the students that Jupiter is the largest planet.
C. … said students …
D. … says … was …
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** **General truth** stays in **present tense** in indirect speech even with a past reporting verb. (a) "told to" wrong + backshift. (c) malformed. (d) mismatched tenses. ---
2159
She told me that she knew I wanted to help her but she could manage on her own.
A. … "I knew you want to help her … I could …"
B. She said to me, "I know you want to help me but I can manage on my own."
C. … "I know you wanted … she can …"
D. … "I know I want to help you … you can …"
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** **Reverse backshift & pronouns:** **knew → know**, **I wanted → you want**, **could → can**, **her → me**. Others mix tenses/pronouns. ---
2160
Rahul said that he had slipped and fallen on the marshy land.
A. "He slips and falls…"
B. "I slipped and fell on the marshy land."
C. "He have slipped…"
D. "I slipped and fallen …"
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** **Past perfect (had slipped and fallen) → past simple (slipped and fell)** in direct (reverse backshift) with pronoun **he → I**. Others have tense/person errors. ---
