{"id":39814,"date":"2024-04-15T10:58:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=39814"},"modified":"2024-04-15T10:58:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T10:58:00","slug":"he-said-to-me-i-have-often-told-you-not-to-play-with-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/he-said-to-me-i-have-often-told-you-not-to-play-with-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"He said to me, &#8220;I have often told you not to play with fire.&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a9e14249aef0\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    He said that he has often been telling me not to play with fire.                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    He told me that he had often told me not to play with fire.                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    He reminded me that he often said to me not to play with fire.                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    He said to me that he often told me not to play with fire.                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>B. 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This means that the speaker is talking about something that happened in the past. In this case, the speaker is telling the listener that he has told them not to play with fire on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<p>Option A is incorrect because it uses the present tense. The speaker is not saying that he is currently telling the listener not to play with fire, he is saying that he has told them not to play with fire in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Option C is incorrect because it uses the present perfect tense. The speaker is not saying that he has often told the listener not to play with fire, he is saying that he told them not to play with fire on multiple occasions in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Option D is incorrect because it uses the simple present tense. 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