NARRATION PART-V

(b) The Principal said to them, "I do not want to see any one to return with a complaint against you." (Correct)

(a) The Principal said to them, "I did not want to saw any one to return with a complaint against them." (Change of reported speech to simple past is incorrect.)

(c) The Principal said to them, "I do not wanted to see any of them to be returning with a complaint." (Change of reported speech to simple present and usage of wanted is incorrect.)

(d) The Principal said to them, "I do not want to see anyone to returns with a complaint against you." ("returns" in reported speech is incorrect.)

(c) He said sadly, "What a pity that so many lives have been lost in the floods." (Correct)

(a) He said sadly, "It is a pity that so many lives had been lost in the floods." ("had" is incorrect)

(b) He said sadly, "What a pity that so many lives are being lost in the floods!" (Incorrect tense in reported speech)

(d) He said sadly, "It was a pity that so many lives were loss in the floods." (Change of reported speech to simple past)

(b) Vikas said to Navin, "I haven't met you since February last year." (Correct)

(a) Vikas told Navin, "You haven't meeting me since February last year." (Incorrect tense and verb in reported speech)

(c) Vikas told to Navin, "I haven't met him since February last year." ("him" is incorrect)

(d) Vikas said, "Navin, I haven't meet you since February last year." (Incorrect Tense in reported speech)

(d) The customer asked the assistant if he had a blue scarf. (Correct)

(a) The customer asked the assistant if he have a blue scarf. (Incorrect change of tense in reported speech.)

(b) The customer asked the assistant he has a blue scarf. (Incorrect change of tense in reported speech)

(c) The customer asking the assistant if he is having a blue scarf. (Incorrect tense in reported verb and reported speech.)

c) Devi replied, "I'm sorry but I cannot go." (Correct)

(a) Devi replied, " She was sorry I could not go." (Change of reported speech to simple past is incorrect.)

(b) Devi replied, "Sorry she could not go." (Incorrect structure in

reported speech.)

(d) Devi replies, "I could not went but sorry." (Incorrect reported verb "replies" and also incorrect tense and structure in reported speech.)

(a) My uncle exclaimed that he was unlucky as he had missed the bus again. (Correct)

(b) My uncle said he was unlucky as he had missed the bus again. (Incorrect reported verb)

(c) My uncle exclaimed that he is once again lucky to miss the bus. (Incorrect tense, Incorrect use of lucky instead of unlucky)

(d) My uncle says that he is unlucky as he has missed the bus again. (Incorrect Tense and Incorrect reported verb)

(c) "Would you like to take this apartment on rent from tomorrow?" he said to me. (Correct)

(a) "Would you had taken_this apartment on rent from tomorrow?" he said to me. (Incorrect Tense)

(b) "Would you have taken this apartment on rent from the next day?" he said to me. (Incorrect Tense)

(d) "Would you be liking to take this apartment on rent from tomorrow?" he said to me. (Incorrect Tense)

(d) Anna suggested we go out for dinner as she had been home that whole week. (Correct)

(a) Anna said to me that we must go out for dinner as she has been home that whole week. (Incorrect Tense and Reported Verb)

(b) Anna told me she was wanting to go out for dinner and had been home this whole week. (Incorrect Tense and Reported Verb)

(c) Anna told me she is at home the whole week and would like to go out for dinner. (Incorrect Tense)

(c) My best friend encouraged me to apply for the job. (Correct)

(a) My best friend says I should go off and apply for the job. (Incorrect Reporting Verb and Tense)

(b) My best friend had said to me to go on and apply for the job. (Incorrect reported verb and Tense)

(d) You should apply for the job my best friend said. (The tone is a suggesting tone and not an encouraging one.)

(b) Anil advised me that I should lock my car as there had been some instances of theft. (Correct)

(a) There have been instances of theft so I should lock my car was told to me by Anil. (Incorrect structure, Incorrect tense)

(c) There have been some instances of theft so I should have locked my car said Anil. (Incorrect structure, Incorrect tense)

(d) Anil said he must lock his car because there were some instances of theft. (Incorrect tense, Incorrect Reported Verb)