English Grammar and Communication Skills

To solve this question, the user needs to know the correct usage of reported speech and pronouns.

The given sentence is in the form of a statement. The sentence is talking about a third person who is believed to be very rich.

Now, let's go through each option and explain why it is right or wrong:

A. He said he is very rich. - This option is incorrect. The given sentence is not in the form of reported speech and there is no indication of who made the statement. Moreover, the usage of the pronoun 'he' is ambiguous, as it is unclear who 'he' refers to.

B. People say he is very rich. - This option is correct. The sentence talks about what people are saying about the third person. Therefore, the correct usage of 'People say' is used to convey this message.

C. He said it is very rich. - This option is incorrect. This option is using the wrong pronoun 'it' instead of 'he'. 'It' is used to refer to non-living things, whereas the subject in the given sentence is a person.

D. People say it is very rich. - This option is incorrect. This option is using the wrong pronoun 'it' instead of 'he'. 'It' is used to refer to non-living things, whereas the subject in the given sentence is a person.

Therefore, the correct answer is:

The Answer is: B. People say he is very rich.

The original sentence is in the past continuous tense ("was reading out"). Its passive voice equivalent must use "was/were being" followed by the past participle ("were being read out"). The other options use incorrect tenses.

The correct preposition is 'in' with 'attempt' - we say 'in the attempt to' or 'in an attempt to'. 'Towards' would require 'in attempts towards', 'on' doesn't collocate with attempt, and 'for' would require 'for the attempt of' which is not standard.

The correct word is 'each' because it refers to individual boys receiving $50 each from $100 total, implying there are 2 boys. 'Both' would mean giving to the two together (which doesn't make sense with $50 each), 'some' is vague, and 'all' is grammatically incorrect here.

In British English, 'practise' (with 's') is the verb and 'practice' (with 'c') is the noun. The first blank requires the verb 'practise' (I will practise), and the second blank requires the noun 'practice' (my football practice). Option C is correct.

The correct word is 'except', which means 'unless' or 'only when' in this context. 'Accept' means to receive consent, 'expect' means to anticipate, and 'only' doesn't fit grammatically. The sentence means take photocopies only when necessary.

This tests the stationery/stationary distinction. 'Stationery' (with 'e') refers to writing materials. 'Stationary' (with 'a') means fixed in one place. The sentence requires the stationery shop and the stationary (parked) van, making option A correct.

The correct phrase is 'revert' alone, not 'revert back'. The word 'revert' already means 'to return to a previous state', so adding 'back' is redundant. Option B is correct. Option A is redundant, Option C is grammatically incorrect, and Option D is marked incorrect.

'Whose' is the possessive relative pronoun used to indicate that the mother belongs to the girl. 'Who's' is a contraction of 'who is' or 'who has', which is grammatically incorrect here. 'Which' is used for objects, and 'who has' would not make sense before the noun 'mother'.

'Whereas' is used to highlight a contrast between two facts or ideas, fitting the comparison between past animal-driven carts and modern motor vehicles. While 'but' also shows contrast, 'whereas' is often preferred in formal comparisons of two distinct situations.