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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence inIndirect/Direct Speech.

He said, "I am hungry."

A) He inform about his hunger	B) He says he was hungry
C) He was feeling hungry	D) He said that he was hungry

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) He said that he was hungry

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In the following question, out of the given four alternatives, select the one which is opposite in meaning of the given word.

Puissant

A) Secure	B) Forceful
C) Active	D) Lazy

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Lazy

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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

Bunty says, “I may not come for the practice today.”

A) Bunty says that he may not come for the practice today.	B) Bunty says that he might not come for practice today.
C) Bunty said that he might not come for the practice that day.	D) Bunty told me he won’t come to the practice.

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Bunty says that he may not come for the practice today.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Direct/Indirect speech.

"Please don't cry" he said.

A) He begged that I should not cry.	B) He begged me not to cry.
C) He said to please him and not cry.	D) He told me to not to cry.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He begged me not to cry.

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In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.

He said to the principal, "I have made a mistake."

A) He told the principal that I have had made a mistake.	B) He told the principal that he had made a mistake.
C) He tells the principal that he has made a mistake.	D) He told the principal this that he has made a mistake.

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) He told the principal that he had made a mistake.

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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) A. The deceased soldier’s family is banking upon the government for justice and support.	B) B. The government is being banked upon by the deceased soldier’s family for justice and support.
C) C. For justice and support, the deceased soldier’s family is banking upon the government.	D) D. The family of the deceased soldier is the banking of the government for justice and support.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) D. The family of the deceased soldier is the banking of the government for justice and support.

Explanation:

Ans. D.
Solution: In the given sentences banking upon is the correct phrasal verb which means basing hopes on someone/something or depending on someone for something.
Option D is incorrect because the bank does not have any relevant meaning in the given context.

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Four statements are given below at A, B, C and D. There may be some errors in the given statement(s). The incorrect statement is your answer.

A) The Trump administration is intensifying its effort to crack down the so-called sanctuary cities that refuse to comply with federal immigration authorities.	B) Efforts were intensified by the Trump administration to crack down the sanctuary cities that refused to comply with federal immigration authorities.
C) The so-called sanctuary cities that refused to abide by the federal immigration authorities will be cracked down by the intensified efforts of the Trump administration.	D) Federal immigration authorities must be complied into by sanctuary cities if the efforts of the Trump Administration must be intensified.

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Federal immigration authorities must be complied into by sanctuary cities if the efforts of the Trump Administration must be intensified.

Explanation:

We have to find the incorrect statement. All the sentences except D have been correctly structured. In option D, the phrase ‘complied into by’ is incorrect. You "comply with" a rule or a law and not by cities.

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In the following question, out of the four alternatives, select the alternative which is the best substitute of the words/sentence.

Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

A) Oblivion	B) Nascence
C) Exegesis	D) Naivete

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