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General Description
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
79441
My niece said, "I have decided to take coaching in badminton."
Answer:
My niece told that I have decided to take coaching in badminton.
** Present perfect ("have decided") changes to **past perfect ("had decided")** in indirect speech. Option (b) wrongly keeps "I have decided." Option (c) changes the aspect to present continuous ("is deciding"), which alters meaning. Option (d) wrongly shifts to future ("will decide"). Hence, (a) is correct. ---
79442
She told the car mechanic that her car was giving very low mileage.
Answer:
The car mechanic said to her, "Your car is giving very low mileage."
** **Indirect → Direct** — restore **first-person possession** (**her → my**) and present progressive (**was giving → is giving**) because reported speech had backshifted it. (a) flips speaker. (b) tense/aspect changed to **present perfect continuous**. (d) turns it into a question with **why**, changing the content. ---
79443
"Madam, please watch this program on our folk songs," says Fatima.
Answer:
… says Madam is watching…
** **Present reporting + polite request** → **requests + object + to-infinitive**; **our → their**, **this/our → that/their** for distance. (a) incorrect meaning. (c) turns into a question. (d) wrong verb pattern ("said to … to"). ---
79444
"I love Bollywood music," Bilal said to Reena.
Answer:
ilal will say to Reena that he loved Bollywood music.
** **Said to → told**, **present simple → past simple** (love→loved) with past reporting. (b) future. (c) present-time reporting, not given. (d) past perfect "had told" is unwarranted. ---
79445
The watchman said, "I did not see anyone last night."
Answer:
… he did not see… last night.
** **Past simple → past perfect** in reported speech; **last night → the previous night**; **I → he**. (b) no backshift, keeps deictic time. (c) ungrammatical ("did not saw"). (d) wrong pronoun. ---
79446
Neil Armstrong said, "It's a small step for man but a giant leap for mankind."
Answer:
… had said that a small step for man is…
** Classic **reported statement**: **It's → it was** (backshift with past reporting). (b) mixes **had said** with **is**; tense mismatch. (a) modal **can** changes meaning. (d) wrong tense combo **says… was**. ---
79447
The students asked the teacher where they could find the information for their project.
Answer:
"Where can you find… our project?"
** **Indirect → Direct (WH-question)** — restore **question order** and **pronouns**: **they→we**, **their→our**, **could→can**. (a) wrong **you/our** mix. (c) ungrammatical direct form. (d) different content. ---
79448
My friends say that many young people are very active on social media now.
Answer:
… "were… now."
** **Present reporting ("say") → no backshift**; keep **are** and **now**. (a) & (b) use **were**; (b) also shifts **now→then** incorrectly. (d) mixes present **are** with **then**. ---
79449
She said to her friend, "Will you take my dog for a walk?"
Answer:
… that if she will take…
** **Yes/No question → asked + if/whether + clause**, **will→would**, **my→her**. (a) "that if" is wrong and keeps **will**. (b) retains question order. (d) "asked to her friend" and wrong pronoun "my." ---
79450
Amina said to Sajida, "You can stay with us whenever you are in Delhi."
Answer:
… whenever you were in Delhi.
** **Can → could**; **you→she**; **us→them**; present → past where appropriate. (b) keeps "you." (c) and (d) keep **present** and **us/you**, breaking person/tense shifts. ---