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Correct option: D — He stated, "I am feeling much better today."

He stated, "I am feeling much better today." (Correct) (a) He stated, "I had been feeling much better that day." (Incorrect Tense) (b) He stated, "I was feeling much better that day." (Incorrect Tense) (c) He stated, "He is feeling much better today." (Incorrect Helping Verb)

Correct option: C — Mayank complained that he had lost his favourite pen.

Mayank complained that he had lost his favourite pen. (Correct) (a) Mayank complained that I had lost my favourite pen. (Incorrect Pronoun) (b) Mayank complained that he has lost his favourite pen. (Incorrect Tense) (d) Mayank complained that he lost his favourite pen. (Helping verb is missing.)

Correct option: B — He said, "Had the committee reached a consensus earlier, the proposal might have been approved without objections."

He said, "Had the committee reached a consensus earlier, the proposal might have been approved without objections." (Correct) (a) He said, "If the committee reached a consensus earlier, the proposal may have been approved without objections." (Incorrect Conjunction) (c) He said, "If the committee had reached a consensus earlier, the proposal must have been approved without objections." (Incorrect Conjunction) (d) He said, "Had the committee reached a consensus earlier, the proposal will have been approved without objections." (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: A — The doctor told the patient to take his medicines regularly and to avoid junk food.

The doctor told the patient to take his medicines regularly and to avoid junk food. (Correct) (b) The doctor said the patient to taking medicines regular and avoiding junk food. (Incorrect Reporting Verb) (c) The doctor asked the patient that he takes medicines regularly and avoids junk food. (Incorrect Reporting Verb) (d) The doctor advised the patient that he should take medicine regularly. (Incorrect Reporting Verb)

Correct option: A — She said, "Why has the train not arrived yet?"

She said, "Why has the train not arrived yet?" (Correct) (b) She said, "Why did the train not arrive yet?" (Incorrect Verb) (c) She said, "Why had the train not arrived yet?" (Incorrect Verb) (d) She said, "Why is the train not arriving yet?" (Incorrect Verb)

Correct option: D — I asked when he was leaving for Delhi.

I asked when he was leaving for Delhi. (Correct) (a) I asked when are you leaving for Delhi. (Incorrect Tense) (b) I told when he left for Delhi. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) I said when was he leaving for Delhi. (Incorrect Tense)

Correct option: D — The teacher advised the students to be attentive while solving the equations.

The teacher advised the students to be attentive while solving the equations. (Correct) (a) The teacher requested the students that they must be attentive while solving the equations. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (b) The teacher told the students that they should be attentive while solving equations. (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (c) The teacher said the students to be attentive while solving equations. (Incorrect Verb)

Correct option: B — She asked me where I had kept her notebook.

She asked me where I had kept her notebook. (Correct) (a) She asked me where had I kept her notebook. (Incorrect order of Words) (c) She asked me where I have kept her notebook. (Incorrect Helping Verb) (d) She said me where I had kept her notebook. (Incorrect Verb)

Correct option: A — The professor said, "The theory has several limitations."

The professor said, "The theory has several limitations." (Correct) (b) The professor said, "The theory had several limitations." (Incorrect Tense) (c) He said, "This theory is full of errors." (Incorrect Sentence Structure) (d) He remarked, "The theory has no limitations." (Incorrect Sentence Structure)

Correct option: B — Ravi suggested that they should help the needy.

Ravi suggested that they should help the needy. (Correct) (a) Ravi said that they should help the needy. (Incorrect Verb) (c) Ravi told that they will help the needy. (Incorrect Verb) (d) Ravi ordered that they must help the needy. (Incorrect Verb)