36. He said to his servant, “Why are you so lazy today?”

1. 1. He asked his servant why he was so lazy that day.

   
   
   

   2. He asked his servant why he had been so lazy that day.

   
   
   

   3. He asked his servant why he was being so lazy that day.

   
   
   

   4. He asked his servant why was he so lazy that day.

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: A

   NA

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37. The principal said, " Why didn't you attend the flag hoisting ceremony, Anuj ?"

1. 1. The principal asked Anuj why hadn't he attended the flag hoisting ceremony.

   
   
   

   2. The principal asked to Anuj why he hadn't attended the flag hoisting ceremony.

   
   
   

   3. The principal asked Anuj why didn't he attend the flag hoisting ceremony.

   
   
   

   4. The principal asked Anuj why he didn't attend the flag hoisting ceremony.

   
   
   

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   The principal asked to Anuj why he hadn't attended the flag hoisting ceremony.

   Correct Option: B

   The principal asked to Anuj why he hadn't attended the flag hoisting ceremony.

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38. He said, “I must go next week”.

1. 1. He said that he must go next week.

   
   
   

   2. He said that he must go the following week.

   
   
   

   3. He said that he would have to go the following week.

   
   
   

   4. He said that he was to go the following week.

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: C

   NA

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39. He said, “Will you listen to such a man?”.

1. 1. He asked them will you listen to such a man.

   
   
   

   2. He asked them are you listening to such a man.

   
   
   

   3. He asked them whether they would listen to such a man.

   
   
   

   4. He asked them whether they will listen to such a man

   
   
   

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   NA

   Correct Option: C

   NA

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40. Mrs. Shankar said, “I know what it is to be depressed.

1. 1. Mrs. Shankar is depressed she said.

   
   
   

   2. Mrs. Shankar said that she was knowing what it was to be depressed.

   
   
   

   3. Mrs. Shankar said that she knew what it was to be depressed.

   
   
   

   4. Mrs. Shankar knows what it is to be depressed.

   
   
   

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   The pronoun ‘I’ of the sentence is converted to ‘she’.

   Correct Option: C

   The pronoun ‘I’ of the sentence is converted to ‘she’ and the direct speech which is in present tense gets converted into past tense.

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