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2211
Anurag says that he would like to be an electronics engineer when he grows up.
A. "He likes to be …"
B. nurag says, "I would like to be an electronics engineer when I grow up."
C. … "I will like …"
D. … "I like to be …"
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** **Present reporting ("says") + would like** stays **would like**; pronouns revert **he→I**; time clause **when he grows up → when I grow up**. (c)(d) wrong verb choice; (a) wrong person. ---
2212
"Press button A to start the machine," said the instructor to the trainees.
A. The instructor told the trainees to press button A to start the machine.
B. … requested the trainees press …
C. … that pressing button A would start …
D. … that you should press …
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** **Imperative → told + object + to-infinitive.** (b) missing "to"; (c) changes to a declarative rule; (d) wrong pronoun **you** after reporting. ---
2213
The salesman said that he had verified all the bills while the goods were being packed.
A. The salesman said, "I verified all the bills while the goods were being packed."
B. … "I am verifying … are being …"
C. … "I have verified … are packed."
D. … "He had verified … was being …"
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** **Reverse backshift:** **had verified → verified**; keep past progressive passive **were being packed**. Others have tense/person errors. ---
2214
She exclaimed that I looked very beautiful in that dress.
A. "How beautiful I look in this dress!"
B. "How beautiful you look in this dress!"
C. "How beautiful she looks …"
D. "How beautiful I looked in that dress!"
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** **Indirect exclamation → direct exclamatory** with **How + adj + subject + verb**; **I (indirect) → you (direct addressee)**; **that dress → this dress**. (a)(d) subject mismatched; (c) wrong person. ---
2215
Mother said to me, "Will you help me in cleaning the house?"
A. … I should help …
B. … asked me will you …
C. … if you would …
D. Mother asked me if I would help her in cleaning the house.
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** **Yes/No question → asked if + clause**; **will → would**; pronouns adjusted. (a) changes meaning to obligation. (b) keeps question order. (c) wrong pronoun **you**. ---
2216
Esha said, "Avika is not going to school today as she has fever."
A. Esha said that Avika was not going to school that day as she had fever.
B. … is … today … has …
C. … had not gone … was having …
D. … today … has …
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** **Backshift + deictic change:** **is not going → was not going**, **today → that day**, **has → had**. (b)(d) no backshift. (c) wrong tense change ("had not gone," "was having"). ---
2217
Madhuri told me that I could stay in her flat whenever I was in Kolkata.
A. "I could stay …"
B. "You can stay in my flat whenever you are in Kolkata."
C. "You could stay in her flat …"
D. "I can stay …"
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** **Indirect → Direct:** **could → can**, **her → my**, **I → you**, **was → are**. Others have pronoun/tense errors. ---
2218
Amit said to me, "Your parents are waiting for you."
A. … his parents were waiting for me.
B. … your parents are waiting …
C. mit told me that my parents were waiting for me.
D. … asked me if …
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** **Said to → told**, pronouns **your→my, you→me**, and **are waiting → were waiting**. (a) wrong pronoun **his**. (b) no pronoun/tense change. (d) changes to a question. ---
2219
Taru said, "Kavya is going to her grandmother's house today for the weekend."
A. … is going … today …
B. … has gone … that day …
C. Taru said that Kavya was going … that day …
D. … was going … today …
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** **Backshift:** **is going → was going**; **today → that day**. (a) no backshift. (b) wrong tense (present perfect). (d) keeps "today." ---
2220
Anshul told me that his mother was not at home and that she would be back the following day.
A. "My mother was not at home. She will be …"
B. "My mother is not at home. She will be back tomorrow."
C. "… is not … would be …"
D. "His mother was not …"
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** **Indirect → Direct (reverse backshift):** **was → is**, **would → will**, **the following day → tomorrow**, and **his → my**. (a) keeps past. (c) mixes tenses. (d) wrong pronoun "His." ---