Q1. [1]
Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Ajay and his friend.
Friend: Ajay, did you buy a zoom lens with your camera?
Ajay: No, I did not. I ran out of money.
Ajay's friend asked Ajay whether he had bought a zoom lens with his camera. Ajay replied that he had not because _________.
- (a) he was running out of money
- (b) he has ran out of money
- (c) he have run out of money
- (d) he had run out of money
Previously asked in CBSE board exam
2023 2/2/1 Q3 (ix)
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-15 07:13 · grounding rag
Model Answer
The correct option is (d) he had run out of money.
Explanation
In reported speech, Simple Past ("ran out") shifts back to Past Perfect ("had run out"). Option (d) uses the correct tense and subject-verb agreement.
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