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Originally Posted by Da Skeptic View Post
2009
4) The traveller said, "What a dark night?"
The travellor wondered/exclaimed that the night was dark.
The travellor exclaimed that it was very dark night.

VERY is a must...

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Originally Posted by Farrah Zafar View Post
Kindly correct me if I'm wrong

2011

1)"I couldn't get into the house because I had lost my key,so I had to break a window",he said.

He told that he couldn't get into the house because he had lost his key so he had to break a window.
could not have hoga na.... q kay past changes to past perfect.. could is past and its perfect would be could not have

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2)"Would you like to see over the house or are you more interested in the garden?" She asked me.

She asked me whether I would like to see over the house or more interested in the garden.

or was more interested in the gardern.... are changes to Was na...


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3)She asked If he'd like to go to the concert and I said I was sure he would.


She asked me,"Will he like to go to the concert?" I said,"I'm sure,he will".
I replied,'' Yes I'm sure , he will".. more appropriate na...
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4)I told her to stop making a fuss about nothing and said that she was lucky to have got a seat at all.
I said to her,"Stop making a fuss about nothing.You are lucky to have get a seat at all"


Have got hoga na

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5)He asked me if he should leave it in the car.

He asked me,"Shall I leave it in the car?"

Correct...

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6)He said,"May I open the window.It's rather hot in here"


He asked if he might open the window as it was rather hot in there.
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Correct...


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Originally Posted by Farrah Zafar View Post
2010

1) On Monday he said, "My son is coming today."

On Monday he told/informed that his son was coming that day.
He announced on monday that his son was coming that day.. informed be sahi hai but announce is more appropriate.. ....yah ?
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2) They wanted to know where he was going the following week.

They asked him,"Where are you going the next week?"
Correct
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3) He said, "Did she go yesterday?"

He inquired if she went the previous day.

He asked/inquired if she had gone the privious day...

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4) 'By God', he said, "I do not know her nickname."

By swearing upon God he told that he did not know her nickname.
correct.
or ... He swore by God that he did not know her nickname.
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5) He says that we are to meet him at the station.

He says," You have to meet me at the station"

He says,"You are to meet me at the station".. HAVE TO kesay laga..? if reporting speech is present indefinite there is no change of tense in reported speech.... yeah ?

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6) He said, "I don't know the way. ask the old man sitting on the gate."

He said that he didn't know the way and suggested to ask the old man sitting on the gate.
Correct
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7) My father prayed that i would recover from my illness

My father prayed,"May you recover from your illness"

My father said to me,'May you recover from your illness.'
prayed to indirect karne wakt lagaingay na .. jis tarha aap ne suggested lagaya hay upar...

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8) He said, "How will you manage it?"

He inquired how I should manage it.
would lagega na ?

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