He said, 'I must go to work.' MCQ with Answer and Explanation

He said, 'I must go to work.'

A. He said that he must went to work.

B. He said that he had to went to work.

C. He said that he had to go to work.

D. He said that he must go to work.

Answer: Option C

'Must' to 'had to'.

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Question #1 Report Error

He said, 'I am not interested in politics.'

A. He said that he was not interested in politics.

B. He said that he is not interested in politics.

C. He said that he had not been interested in politics.

D. He said that he wasn't interested in politics.

Correct Answer: Option A

Explanation:
Simple present negative to simple past negative.

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Question #2 Report Error

She said, 'How beautiful the garden is!'

A. She exclaimed that the garden is very beautiful.

B. She admired that the garden was beautiful.

C. She said how beautiful the garden was.

D. She exclaimed with admiration that the garden was very beautiful.

Correct Answer: Option D

Explanation:
Exclamatory sentence with 'How' is reported using 'exclaimed with admiration' and changing the structure. 'Is' changes to 'was'.

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Question #3 Report Error

She said, 'I would rather you didn't say that.'

A. She said that she would rather you didn't say that.

B. She said that she would rather I didn't say that.

C. She said that she would rather I don't say that.

D. She said that she would rather I hadn't said that.

Correct Answer: Option B

Explanation:
'Would rather' + past subjunctive remains. 'You' to 'I'.

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