My father said to us, “We should study and get a good division in the examination.”

A. My father said us that we should study and got a good division in the examination.
B. My father told us that we should studied and got a good division in the examination.
C. My father told us that we should study and get a good division in the examination.
D. My father told to us that we should study and get a good division in the examination.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

“It’s not my business,” said the postman. “Let the government do whatever it has to.”

A. The postman said that it was the government’s and not his business to do that.
B. The postman said that the government did not do what it was expected to do.
C. The postman said that it was not his business and that the government should do whatever it had to.
D. The postman said that it was the business of the government to do whatever it had to.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

“Have you done this sort of work before?” said his new employer

A. His new employer asked him whether he has done that sort of work before.
B. His new employer asked him whether he has done this sort of work before.
C. His new employer asked him whether he had done that sort of work before.
D. His new employer asked him whether he had done this sort of work before.
✅ The correct answer is option C.

My cousin said, “My room-mate snored throughout the night.”

A. My cousin said that her room-mate had snored throughout the night.
B. My cousin told me that her room-mate snored throughout the night.
C. My cousin complained to me that her room-mate is snoring throughout the night.
D. My cousin felt that her room-mate may be snoring throughout the night.
✅ The correct answer is option A.