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He said, "Honesty is the best policy."

  • He said that Honesty is the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty was the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty would be the best policy.
  • He said that Honesty will be the best policy.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

If Reporting verb is in Past Tense and Reported Speech is a universal truth, then we do not change it in indirect speech.

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1. He said to me, "I shall be writing an essay".

  • He told me that he would have been writing an essay.
  • He told me that he would be writing an essay.
  • He told me that he will be writing an essay.
  • He told me that he shall be writing an essay.

Answer: Option B

2. My father said to me, "It might rain yesterday".

  • My father told me that it may have rain the previous day.
  • My father told me that it would rain the previous day.
  • My father told me that it might rain the previous day.
  • My father told me that it could rain the previous day.

Answer: Option C

3. 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.

4. Find Error :
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

5. Sweety said to me, "I had been writing an essay for 3 hours."

  • Sweety told me that she has been writing an essay for 3 hours.
  • Sweety told me that she had been writing an essay for 3 hours.
  • Sweety told me that she was writing an essay for 3 hours.
  • Sweety told me that she had written an essay for 3 hours.

Answer: Option B

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