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They said, "We can not live without oxygen".

  • They said that we can not live without oxygen.
  • They said that they can not live without oxygen.
  • They said that they would not live without oxygen.
  • They says that they can not live without oxygen.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Please note : When we use "we" with the universal truth, then "we" is not changed in Indirect speech.

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1. Ram said to Rahul, "You are a good player of cricket".

  • Ram told Rahul that he was a good player of cricket.
  • Ram told Rahul that he were a good player of cricket.
  • Ram told Rahul that he would a good player of cricket.
  • Ram told Rahul that he could be a good player of cricket.

Answer: Option A

2. Reema said to Jitender, "You would not fight with me."

  • Reema told to Jitender that he has not to fight with her.
  • Reema told to Jitender that he would not fight with her.
  • Reema told to Jitender that he will not fight with her.
  • Reema told to Jitender that he should not fight with her.

Answer: Option B

3. Rahul said to me, "We are mortal".

  • Rahul said to me that we are mortal.
  • Rahul says to me that we are mortal.
  • Rahul said to me that we all are mortal.
  • Rahul said to me that he and I are mortal.

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

No change, because we are using "we" with universal truth.

4. Find Error :
The man to who I sold my house was a cheat.

  • to who I sell
  • to whom I sell
  • to whom I sold
  • who was sold to

Answer: Option C

5. He said to me, " I had to finish this first."

  • He told me that he has to finish this first.
  • He told me that he have to finish this first.
  • He told me that he had had to finish this first.
  • He told me that he had to finish this first.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "had to" after subject + First Verb.
Then we change "had to" to "had had to" + First verb.

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