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(2) The Chief Minister expressed (2) Shanker exclaimed to his (4) The old man of Latur sorrow-
with surprise that the earth- friend with surprise that there fully narrated that his only son
quake was a terrible disaster. was a snake behind him. was dead.
(3) The Chief Minister exclaimed (3) Seeing a snake behind him, 46. I said, “Let Mohan do his worst,
with sorrow that the earth- Shanker asked his friend to he cannot harm me.”
quake was a terrible disaster. look out. (1) I suggested to Mohan to do
(4) The Chief Minister told in pain (4) Shanker warned his friend his worst, he could not harm
that the earthquake was a ter- that there was a snake behind me.
rible disaster. him. (2) I told that if Mohan did his
38. I said to her, “All your faults will 42. The teacher said to Ram, “Would worst, he could not harm me.
be pardo ned if you confess you like to go on a trip to Kash- (3) I declared that Mohan might
them.” mir ?” Ram said, “Yes” do his worst, he could not
(1) I told her that all her faults (1) The teacher asked if Ram harm me.
will be pardoned if you con- would like to go on a trip to (4) I declared that though Mohan
fess them. Kashmir and Ram replied yes. might do his worst, he could
(2) I told her that all her faults (2) The teacher asked Ram if he not harm me.
would be pardoned if she con- would like to go on a trip to 47. “Call the first witness”, said the
fessed them. Kashmir and Ram replied yes. judge.
(3) I told her that all her faults (3) The teacher asked Ram if he (1) The judge commanded to call
will have to be pardoned if would have liked to go on a the first witness.
she confessed them. trip to Kashmir and Ram re- (2) The judge commanded them
(4) I told her that all her faults plied in the affirmative. to call the first witness.
would have to be pardoned if (4) The teacher asked Ram if he (3) The judge commanded that
she confessed them. would like to go on a trip to the first witness be called.
39. The teacher said to the student, Kashmir and Ram replied in (4) The judge commanded the
“Why were you absent yester- the affirmative. first witness to be called.
day?” 43. “I Suppose, you children go out 48. The queen said to her son, “You
(1) The teacher asked the stu- for a nice long walk”, she said. must go to the forest and remain
dent why had been he absent (1) She proposed that the chil- there till your father calls you
the previous day. dren went out for a nice long back.”
(2) The teacher asked the stu- walk. (1) The queen ordered her son
dent why had he been absent (2) She advised that the children to go to the forest and remain
the previous day. go out for a nice long walk. there till his father calls him
(3) The teacher informed the stu- (3) She suggested that the children back.
dent that why he had been go out for a nice long walk. (2) The queen told her son that
absent the next day. (4) She suggested that the chil- he must go to the forest and
(4) The teacher asked the stu- dren should go out for a nice remain there till his father
dent why he had been absent long walk. called him back.
the previous day. 44. Everybody said, “How well she (3) The queen told his son that
40. ‘From one of the windows of my sings!” you must go to the forest and
flat I can see the Qutub Minar’, (1) Everybody told us that she remain there till your father
said my friend. sings very well. called you back.
(1) My friend told that from one (2) Everybody exclaimed that she (4) The queen told her son to go
of the windows of his flat he sings very well. to the forest and remained
could see the Qutub Minar. there till his father called him
(3) Everybody exclaimed that she
(2) My friend said that from one back.
sang very well.
of the windows of his flat he 49. I said, “When it gets dark, light
(4) Everybody told us that how
can see the Qutub Minar. the lantern and hang it out.”
she sang very well.
(3) My friend said that from one (1) I said that when it got dark
45. The old man of Latur said, “Alas, he light the lantern and hung
of the windows of his flat he my only son is dead!”
could see the Qutub Minar. it out.
(1) The old man of Latur ex- (2) I requested that when it got
(4) My friend told that from one claimed with sorrow that his
of the windows of his flat he dark he may light the lantern
only son was dead. and hang it out.
can see the Qutub Minar.
(2) The old man of Latur told with (3) I said that when it got dark
41. Shanker said to his friend, “Look pain that his only son was
out! there is a snake behind you.” he should light the lantern
dead. and hang it out.
(1) Shanker told his friend to look (3) The old man of Latur ex-
out as there was a snake be- (4) I told that when it got dark
pressed with anguish that his he should light the lantern
hind him. only son was dead. and hang it out.
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