243. Wardha said to her sister, “How long do you intend to stay here?”

A. Wardha asked her sister that how long she intended to stay there.
B. Wardha asked her sister how long she intended to stay there.
C. Wardha asked to her sister how long she intended to stay here.
D. Wardha asked her sister how long she intended to stay here.
✅ The correct answer is option B.

245. They said, “It was raining heavily,when they came out of the theatre.”

A. They said that it was raining heavily, when they had come out of the theatre.
B. They said that it had been raining heavily, when they came out of the theatre.
C. They said that it rained when they had come out of the theatre.
D. They said that it had been raining heavily, when they had come out of the theatre.
✅ The correct answer is option B.

248. “The last thing I want for my daughter is a boy who drinks !” said Brinda.

A. Brinda proclaimed that the last thing she wanted for her daughter was a boy who drank.
B. Brinda said that the last thing she would want for her daughter was a boy who drank.
C. Brinda told that the last thing she wants for her daughter is a boy who drank.
D. Brinda complained that the last thing she wants for her daughter is a boy who drank.
✅ The correct answer is option A.