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Select the appropriate option as the conversion for the following statement into indirect speech.

Fiona said, "It's getting late" -

Fiona said it meant to be late.

Fiona said it had been late.

Fiona said it has been getting late.

Fiona said that it was getting late.

✅ Correct Option: 4

In reported speech, the present continuous is getting shifts back to the past continuous was getting, and the reporting verb said takes the conjunction that.

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Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate prepositions given in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Prepositions)
(A) He received immense appreciation in literary circles for his accurate translation of the new novel _______ French to English.	(I) to
(B) I apologised _____ Nina for the misunderstanding caused because of me.	(II) of
(C) Many of Europe's great cathedrals were made______ the Medieval period.	(III) from
(D) Antarctica is the realm ________ penguins, killer whales, seals and many shipwrecks.	(IV) during

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Which of the following comes after the sender's address in a formal letter ?

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(A) Adverb is a word which describes or adds to the meaning of a verb.

(B) 'Always, often, rarely, never and ever' are adverbs of frequency.

(D) Do they come late to school usually ?

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Choose the correct option to fill in the blank:

His bark is worse ____ his bite, so stay calm.

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Choose the most appropriate option to complete the given sentence:

I managed to put the fire out____a fire extinguisher.

Select the appropriate option as the conversion for the following statement into indirect speech. Fiona said, "It's getting late" -

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Select the appropriate option as the conversion for the following statement into indirect speech.

Fiona said, "It's getting late" -