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Pakistan MCQs
Practice Pakistan questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: C. were
Explanation:
A wish about an unreal present situation traditionally uses the past subjunctive 'were.'
This form is used with all persons in formal English.
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Correct Answer: D. He exclaimed with sorrow that he had lost his wallet.
Explanation:
'Alas' expresses sorrow and is replaced by an appropriate reporting phrase.
The present perfect backshifts to the past perfect.
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Correct Answer: D. had known
Explanation:
A regret about the past uses 'wish' plus the past perfect.
'Had known' shows the unreal earlier situation.
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Correct Answer: A. The scientist is said to have discovered a new element.
Explanation:
A reporting passive can use 'subject + be said + perfect infinitive.'
'To have discovered' shows the discovery happened before the reporting.
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Correct Answer: B. The suspect was arrested last night.
Explanation:
The identity of the arresting authority is obvious or unimportant.
Omitting the agent keeps the passive sentence concise.
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Correct Answer: C. Have the documents been checked?
Explanation:
The present perfect passive question uses 'have + subject + been + past participle.'
The indefinite agent 'anyone' does not need to be retained.
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Correct Answer: D. The baby slept peacefully.
Explanation:
'Slept' is intransitive and has no direct object to become a passive subject.
Only transitive constructions normally form the passive.
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Correct Answer: A. Ali said that he was tired.
Explanation:
The pronoun changes to match Ali, and the present tense backshifts after a past reporting verb.
'Am' therefore becomes 'was.'
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Correct Answer: B. Sara said that she had finished her work.
Explanation:
The present perfect normally backshifts to the past perfect after 'said.'
Pronouns also change to match Sara.
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Correct Answer: C. He said that he would call me the next day.
Explanation:
'Will' backshifts to 'would,' and 'tomorrow' becomes 'the next day.'
The object pronoun changes according to the reporting context.
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Correct Answer: D. Ayesha said that she had seen him the previous day.
Explanation:
The simple past may backshift to the past perfect in reported speech.
'Yesterday' changes to 'the previous day.'
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Correct Answer: A. The teacher said that the earth revolves around the sun.
Explanation:
A universal scientific truth normally remains in the simple present.
Backshift is unnecessary because the statement is still true.