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The teacher said, "Be quiet, boys."
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The teacher urged the boys to be quiet.
82
He asked his teacher, "Need I read this chapter?"
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
He asked his teacher if he had to read that chapter.
83
She said to him, "Why don't you go today?"
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
She asked him why he did not go that day.
84
He said to her, "May you succeed!"
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
In direct speech, the statement "May you succeed!" expresses a wish for someone's success. When converting it to indirect speech, the verb "said" changes to "wished" to convey the act of expressing a wish. Therefore, the correct conversion is Option C: He wished her success.
85
He said, "Will you listen to such a man?"
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Answer: Option C
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He asked them whether they would listen to such a man.
86
The traveller enquired to the farmer if he could tell him the way to the nearest inn.
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
The traveller said to the farmer, "Can you tell me the way to the nearest inn?"
87
Samuel said to Remiel, "Where do you usually go swimming?"
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
Samuel asked Remiel where he usually went swimming.
88
She said to her brother, "Don't be late, we'll be waiting for you."
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Answer: Option B
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She requested her brother not to be late for they would be waiting for him.
89
The doctor said to the patient, "How do you feel now? Has the pain gone down?"
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Answer: Option B
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The doctor asked the patient how he felt then and if the pain had gone down.
90
The porter respectfully assured the lady that he would take care of her baggage while she bought her ticket.
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Answer: Option B
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The porter said, "I will take care of your baggage while you buy your ticket, Madam."