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Plato
- Biography: Ancient Greek philosopher (427–347 BCE), student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle, founder of the Academy in Athens.
- Important Ideas:
- Theory of Forms
- Philosopher-King
- Ideal State
79361
She asked her mother where her gold bracelet was.
Answer:
She asked to her mother, "Where my gold bracelet is?"
** **Indirect → Direct (WH-question)**: restore question order and pronouns: **her → my**, **was → is** (reverse backshift). (a) wrong order and **asked to**. (c) uses **was** needlessly. (d) wrong pronoun **her** in direct speech. ---
79362
He said to Manoj, "I celebrated my birthday two days ago."
Answer:
He told Manoj that he celebrated my birthday two days before.
** **Past simple → past perfect**; **two days ago → two days before**; **I → he**; **my → his**. (a)(b)(c) keep wrong time word/pronouns/tense. ---
79363
Neha exclaimed that it was a very pleasant surprise.
Answer:
Neha said, "It is a very pleasant surprise."
** **Exclamatory (indirect) → exclamatory (direct)**: pattern **What + (a/an) + adj + noun!** (b) is plain statement; (c) question; (d) wrong structure (**How a…**). ---
79364
The young man prayed to God to help him clear that interview.
Answer:
The young man said to God, "Will you help me clear that interview?"
** **Indirect request/prayer → Direct optative**: "prayed to God to help him" corresponds to **"O God! Help me…"** Also **that interview → this interview** (deixis). (a) is a question, not a prayer. (b) imperative tone but **that** doesn't revert to **this**; also "have to" changes intent. (d) wrong pronoun **him**. ---
79365
He said to me, "Your father is waiting for you at the reception."
Answer:
He told me that his father was waiting for you at the reception.
** **Said to → told + object + that-clause**; pronouns shift **your→my, you→me**; **is → was** (backshift). (a) wrong **his/you**. (c) wrong persons. (d) ungrammatical **told to me** and pronoun mix. ---
79366
I told him that if he went around the park he would see some rare flowers.
Answer:
I said to him, "If you went around the park you would see some rare flowers."
** **Indirect → Direct (conditional)**: backshift reversal: **went → go**, **would see → will see**, and pronouns **he → you**. (a) wrongly keeps **went/would** in direct. (b) ungrammatical **would saw**. (d) mismatches **he…will** and keeps third person. ---
79367
Mahesh said to Priya, "How will you pay off your debts?"
Answer:
… how will she …
** **WH-question reporting + backshift** (**will→would**), and **you→she / your→her**. (a)(b) keep question order or wrong pronouns; (d) wrong pronoun _your_. --- Here are **Q.121–Q.140** solved in your exact format, with expanded grammar-rule explanations and quick notes on the distractors. ---
79368
The landlord said to me, "Did you pay the water bill on time?"
Answer:
The landlord asked me if I had paid the water bill on time.
** **Yes/No question → asked if + past perfect** for completed past action. Others have tense or word-order errors. ---
79369
He said to his brother, "Pack your bags and leave now."
Answer:
He instructed his brother to pack his bags and leave then.
Two coordinated imperatives are appropriately rendered with an object and two to-infinitives (to pack … and leave …). Deictic elements shift (now → then), and your → his. The other options exhibit pronoun errors, structural flaws, or inappropriate reporting verbs.
79370
I told my parents not to worry about me.
Answer:
I said to my parents, "Don't worry about me."
** **Indirect imperative → Direct negative imperative** matches best as **Don't worry …** Others paraphrase or are unidiomatic. ---