The ox asked the dog not to sit there.
A. The ox said to the dog, “Not to sit here.”
B. The ox said to the dog,”Do not sit here.”
C. The ox said to the dog, “Does not sit here.”
D. The ox said to the dog,”Did not sit here.”
She said to me, “It has been raining heavily and you cannot go”.
A. She told me that it had been raining heavily and I could not go.
B. She told me that it was raining heavily and I could not go.
C. She told me that it has been raining heavily and I could not go.
D. She told me that it is raining heavily and I could not go.
Nisha told Monica, “What a beautiful dress you are wearing!”
A. Nisha exclaimed that Monica was wearing a very beautiful dress.
B. Nisha exclaimed that it is a very beautiful dress.
C. Nisha exclaimed that Monica is wearing a very beautiful dress.
D. Nisha told Monica that was a beautiful dress.
The beggar said, “Poverty is a great curse.”
A. The beggar said poverty has a great curse.
B. The beggar said that poverty is a great curse.
C. The beggar said that poverty was a great curse.
D. The beggar said that poverty had been a great curse.
“I’m tired,” he says every evening.
A. Every day in the evening he is getting tired.
B. Every evening he says (that) he is tired.
C. He is getting tired every evening.
D. Every evening he says that he was getting tired.
“I shall go tomorrow,” he said.
A. He said that he would go the next day.
B. He said that he should go tomorrow.
C. He said that he would go tomorrow.
D. He said that he shall go the next day.
You said to me, “Why are you talking so much?”
A. You asked me why he was talking so much.
B. You asked me why I was talking so much.
C. You asked me why was I talking so much.
D. You asked me why I had been talking so much.
“You are all doing very well,” said Mr. Jones.
A. Mr. Jones said that we are all doing well.
B. Mr. Jones said that they were all doing very well.
C. Mr. Jones said that you are all doing very well.
D. Mr. Jones said that they were all doing well.
The king said to his men, “Do not be afraid of the enemy. Face them bravely.”
A. The king ordered his men to not be afraid of the enemy and that they had to be faced bravely.
B. The king asked his men to not be afraid of the enemy but they should be faced bravely.
C. The king advised his men not to be afraid of the enemy but to face them bravely.
D. The king told his men not to be afraid of the enemy and they had faced them bravely.
The Professor said, “Have you cleared your last semester papers?”
A. The Professor asked whether I cleared my last semester papers.
B. The Professor asked if I had cleared my previous semester papers.
C. The Professor asked whether I have cleared my last semester papers.
D. The Professor asked if I have cleared my previous semester papers.
