51. The chairman of the selection committee said, “We shall finalise the rest of our team after
    we have selected the skipper.”

1. 1. The chairman of the selection committee told that they would finalise the rest of our team after we have selected the skipper.

   
   
   

   2. The chairman of the selection committee said that we would finalise the rest of our
      team after we have selected the skipper.

   
   
   

   3. The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise the rest of their team after they selected the skipper.

   
   
   

   4. The chairman of the selection committee said that they would finalise the rest of their team after they had selected the skipper.

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: D

   

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52. He said, “Has anybody been unkind to you ?”

1. 1. He asked me if anybody had been unkind to me.

   
   
   

   2. He asked me had anybody been unkind to me.

   
   
   

   3. He asked me if anybody had been unkind to you.

   
   
   

   4. He asked me if anybody had been unkind to him.

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: A

   

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53. The pilot said, “Please don’t panic but tighten your seat belts.”

1. 1. The pilot told to the passengers that they should not panic but tighten the seat belts.

   
   
   

   2. The pilot told the passengers to not panic but to tighten their seat belts instead.

   
   
   

   3. The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten your seat belts.

   
   
   

   4. The pilot told the passengers not to panic but to tighten their seat belts.
      

   
   
   

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   When a sentence begins with don’t in D.S. not to will be used in I.S.

   Correct Option: D

   
   When a sentence begins with don’t in D.S. not to will be used in I.S.

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54. He said, “Ravi, why are you sounding so depressed today?”

1. 1. He asked Ravi why did he sound so depressed that day.

   
   
   

   2. He asked Ravi why he was sounding so depressed that day.

   
   
   

   3. He told Ravi why he sounded so depressed today.

   
   
   

   4. He asked Ravi that why was he sounding so depressed that day.

   
   
   

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   The word order will be Subject/ Pronoun + Verb (he + was sounding)

   Correct Option: B

   
   The word order will be Subject/ Pronoun + Verb (he + was sounding)

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55. He said to me, “You are getting lazy day by day.”

1. 1. He informed me that I am getting lazy day by day.

   
   
   

   2. He told me that I have been getting lazy day by day.

   
   
   

   3. He told me that I was getting lazy day by day.

   
   
   

   4. He told me that you were getting lazy day by day.

   
   
   

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   Correct Option: C

   

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