The employer said to the workman, “I cannot pay you higher wages.”

A. The employer told the workman that he could not be paid higher wages.
B. The employer told the workman that he could not pay him higher wages.
C. The employer forbade the workman to pay higher wages.
D. The employer warned the workman that he cannot pay him higher wages.
✅ The correct answer is option B.

The authorities are distributing food packets to the flood victims.

A. Food packets are distributed to the flood victims by the authorities.
B. Food packets is being distributed to the flood victims by the authorities.
C. Food packets were being distributed to the flood victims by the authorities.
D. Food packets are being distributed to the flood victims by the authorities.
✅ The correct answer is option D.