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I need not offer any explanation regarding this incident - my behaviour is speaking itself.
- will speak to itself
- speaks for itself
- has been speaking
- speaks about itself
Answer: Option B
1. The Indian express says, "We shall issue a astrology section in our Thursday's paper".
- The Indian express says that it will issue a astrology section in their Thursday's paper.
- The Indian express says that they will issue a astrology section in their Thursday's paper.
- The Indian express said that it will issue a astrology section in its Thursday's paper.
- The Indian express says that it will issue a astrology section in its Thursday's paper.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Please note : Whenever some newspaper or magazine use "we", "our", "us" in direct speech , then it should be replaced by "it" or "its" in indirect speech.
2. Sahil said to Deepu, "I was going to buy milk".
- Sahil told Deepu that he were going to buy milk.
- Sahil told Deepu that he would going to buy milk.
- Sahil told Deepu that he had been going to buy milk.
- Sahil told Deepu that he was going to buy milk.
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "was" after subject + First Verb.
Then we change "was" to "had been" + First verb.
3. The MLA said to people, "Ladies and gentlemen, your vote is my real power."
- The MLA said that people your vote will my real power.
- The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that your vote will be my real power.
- The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that their vote is my real power.
- The MLA addressed the people as ladies and gentlemen and said that their vote was his real power.
Answer: Option D
4. The Judge said to inspector, "Call the thieves."
- The Judge urged inspector to call the thieves.
- The Judge ordered inspector to get the thieves.
- The Judge requested inspector to call the thieves.
- The Judge ordered inspector to call the thieves.
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Note: In this type of imperative sentences, we do not use "if/whether", instead we use "to" to replace inverted commas.
5. I said to my brother, "What are you playing today ?"
- I asked my brother what he will be playing that day.
- I asked my brother what he was playing that day.
- I asked my brother if he was playing that day.
- I asked my brother what he would be playing that day.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
When there is wh-questions inside invertved commas then we do not use if or whether in indirect speech.
Note: wh-questions means, questions starting with, "who", "what","why", "whom" etc.