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1.

  Susan said, "I met your sister last week."
               
    (A) Susan said that I met your sister last week.  
(B) Susan said that I had met your sister last week.
    (C) Susan said that he had met my sister that week.  
    (D)

Susan said that he had met my sister the week before.

 
               
2.   Ivon said, "You are not listening to me."
               
    (A) Ivon said that you are not listening to her.  
(B) Ivon said that you were not listening to her.
    (C)

Ivon said that I was not listening to her.

 
    (D) Ivon said I had not been listening to her.  
               
3.   Bee Lee said, "I am very happy today because my father has given me a car." ( A month later, you report his statement. )
               
    (A) Bee Lee said that he was very happy that day because his father has given him a car.  
(B)

Bee Lee said that he was very happy that day because his father had given him a car.

    (C) Bee Lee said that he is very happy today because his father has given him a car.  
    (D) Bee Lee said that he was very happy today because his father has given him a car.  
               
4.   The headmistress says, "The young people of today are tomorrow's leaders." ( An hour later, you report her statement. )
               
    (A)

The headmistress says that the young people of today are tomorrow's leaders.

 
(B) The headmistress says that the young people of that day are the next day's leaders.
    (C) The headmistress said that the young people of that day are the next day's leaders.  
    (D) The headmistress said that the young people of yesterday are today's leaders.  
               
5.   The children said, "We will build a sand-castle ourselves."
               
    (A)

The children said that they would build a sand-castle themselves.

 
(B) The children said that they will build a sand-castle ourselves.
    (C) The children said that we would build a sand-castle ourselves.  
    (D) The children said that we will build a sand-castle themselves.  
               
6.   He said, "I am looking at the diagram."
               
    (A) He said that I am looking at the diagram.  
    (B) He said that I was looking at the diagram.
    (C) He says that he was looking at the diagram.  
    (D)

He said that he was looking at the diagram.

 
               
7.   Steven said, "I don't have any money to pay for this ticket."
               
    (A) Steven said that he don't have any money to pay for this ticket.  
    (B) Steven said that he doesn't have any money to pay for that ticket.
    (C)

Steven said that he didn't have any money to pay for that ticket.

 
    (D) Steven said that he hadn't had any money to pay for that ticket.  
         
8.   Jill said, "Jack must give his answer to me."
         
    (A) Jill said that Jack must give her answer to him.  
    (B)

Jill said that Jack had to give his answer to her.

 
    (C) Jill said that Jack had to give his answer to me.  
    (D) Jill said that Jack must give his answer to me.  
         
9.  

She said, "I have been sewing from morning until now." ( The next day, you report her statement )

         
    (A)

She said that she had been sewing from morning until then.

 
    (B) She said that she has been sewing from morning until then.  
    (C) She said that she had been sewing from morning until now.  
(D) She said that she has been dewing from morning until now.
         
10.   Carl said, "You may meet them next month."
         
    (A) Carl said that you may meet them next month.  
    (B) Carl said that I may meet them next month.  
    (C)

Carl said that I might meet them the following month.

 
    (D) Carl said that I may meet them the following month.  
         

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