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Mr. Bajaj said, "How foolish of me!"

Mr. Bajaj confessed with regret that he had been very foolish.
Mr. Bajaj confessed with regret that he is very foolish.
Mr. Bajaj confessed with sorrow that he was very foolish.
Mr. Bajaj confessed with regret that he was very foolish.

Answer: Option D

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1. My father said, "All that glitters is not gold."

My father said that all that glitters was not gold.
My father advised that all that glitters is not gold.
My father remarked that all that glitters is not gold.
My father said that all that glitters is not gold.

Answer: Option D

2. She said, "Well, Rahul, You have done this work."

She told Rahul that you had done this work.
She told Rahul that you had done that work.
She told Rahul that he had done that work.
She told Rahul that he has done that work.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

We can remove "Well", "Okay", "You see" etc from indirect speech.

3. Rahul said, "I can buy that watch."

Rahul said that he can buy that watch.
Rahul said that he could buy that watch.
Rahul said that he was able to buy that watch.
Rahul said that he can be buy that watch.

Answer: Option B

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. She said, "You were missing from the picnic".

She told me that I had been missing from the picnic.
She told me that I has been missing from the picnic.
She told me that I were missing from the picnic.
She told me that I had been missed from the picnic.

Answer: Option A

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