141)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
“I will be twenty five tomorrow”, said Vidushi

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A)

Vidushi is saying that she will be twenty five by tomorrow.

B)

Vidushi said that she would be twenty five the next day.

C)

Vidushi will say that she would be twenty five tomorrow.

D)

Vidushi had told that me she would be twenty five the next day.

142)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
The interviewer said, “Rajiv, I’m impressed with you."

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A)

The interviewer says I am impressed with Rajiv.

B)

The interviewer told to Rajiv that he is impressed with him.

C)

The interviewer told Rajiv that he was impressed with him.

D)

The interviewer said to Rajiv that he had been impressed with you.

143)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
The old lady said, “May God bless you and give you all you desire in life!”

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A)

The old lady says that may God bless you and give you all you desire in life.

B)

The old lady said that God may bless you and give you all you desire in life.

C)

The old lady said that God will bless me and give me all I desire in life.

D)

The old lady wished that God would bless me and give me all I desired in life.

144)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
“Don’t use your mobile while crossing the road,” I said to him.

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A)

I told him to not to use his mobile while crossing the road.

B)

I advised him not to use his mobile while crossing the road.

C)

I am advising him not to use his mobile while crossing the road.

D)

I said him not to use his mobile while crossing the road.

145)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
She said to her friend, "Where did you go yesterday?"

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A)

She asked her friend where she had gone the day before.

B)

She asked her friend where had she gone the day before.

C)

She asked her friend where she was going yesterday.

D)

She asked her friend where she went yesterday.

146)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
The airport helper said, “Should I fetch you a trolley?”

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A)

The helper had said he would be fetching me a trolley.

B)

The airport helper is asking me that he will fetch a trolley.

C)

The airport helper asked me if he should fetch me a trolley.

D)

The airport helper said he will go to fetch me a trolley.

147)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
The salesgirl said, “Forgive me but this dress is already sold.”

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A)

The salesgirl said that she is sorry but this dress is already sold.

B)

The salesgirl begged forgiveness and regretted that that dress was already sold.

C)

The salesgirl asked to be forgiven but this dress was already sold.

D)

The salesgirl said to me to forgive her but this dress was sold.

148)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
“If the rains don’t stop we will have to move the animals to another place,”said the zoo official.

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A)

The zoo official had been saying said that if the rains don’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place.

B)

The zoo official said that if the rains didn’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place.

C)

The zoo official will say that if the rains don’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place.

D)

The zoo official will say that if the rains don’t stop they would have to move the animals to another place.

149)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
The art teacher said, “I never tell my students what to draw. I tell them to imagine.”

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A)

The art teacher said that I never tell my students what to draw. I tell them to imagine.

B)

The art teacher said that she never told her students what to draw. She told them to imagine.

C)

The art teacher is saying that she never tells her students what to draw. She tells them to imagine.

D)

The art teacher had said that she never told her students what to draw. She tells them to imagine.

150)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
“Reena, I’m surprised you want dinner as we had such a late lunch," said Rajat.

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A)

Rajat had told Reena that he was surprised that she had wanted dinner as they were having such a late lunch.

B)

Rajat was saying to Reena that he was surprised that she was wanting dinner as they had been having such a late lunch.

C)

Rajat had been telling Reena that he was surprised that she wants dinner as they had had such a late lunch.

D)

Rajat told Reena that he was surprised that she wanted dinner as they had had such a late lunch.