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Directions:

In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

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Questions : She said, “I am sorry, I did not write”.

(a) She apologized she is sorry she has not written.

(b) She apologized that she had not written.

(c) She apologized she is sorry she did not write.

(d) She apologized for I did not write.

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

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Directions:

In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/ Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one that best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

[SSC CGL Tier-II 2016]

Question : 1

He said, “Let it rain ever so hard, I shall go”.

a) He said that he would go ever if it rains very hard.

b) He suggested that he should go, let it rain very hard.

c) He was determined to go even if it rained so hard.

d) He said that he would go however hard it might rain.

Answer: (d)

He said that he would go however hard it might rain. (Indirect)

that ⇒ Conj.

let it rain ⇒ it might rain

ever so ⇒ however

I ⇒ he

shall ⇒ would

Question : 2

He said, “I am coming tomorrow”.

a) He said that he was coming tomorrow.

b) He told he come the next day.

c) He said that he was coming the next day

d) He told that he was coming tomorrow.

Answer: (c)

he said that he was coming the next day. (Indirect)

that ⇒ Conj.

I ⇒ he

am (S. Pr.) ⇒ was (S. Past)

tomorrow ⇒ the next day

Question : 3

He says, “The sun rises in the east”.

a) He says that the sun has risen in the east.

b) He says that the sun rises in the east.

c) He said that the sun rises in the east.

d) He said that the sun rose in the east.

Answer: (b)

He says that the sun rises in the east. (Indirect)

that ⇒ Conj.

when the Rep. V. is in S. Pr., the Tense in the Rep. Sp. will remain unchanged.

If the Rep. Sp. is a Universal Truth/Habitual Action, the Tense in the Rep. Sp. remains unchanged.

Question : 4

He said to the interviewer, “Could you please repeat the question ?”

a) He requested the interviewer to repeat the question.

b) He requested the interviewer if he could repeat the question.

c) He requested the interviewer to please repeat the question.

d) He requested the interviewer if he could please repeat the question.

Answer: (b)

Question : 5

Dinesh said, “I want to eat a good mango one of these days."

a) Dinesh said that he wants to eat good mango one of those days

b) Dinesh said that he wanted to eat a good mango one of these days.

c) Dinesh said that he wanted to eat a good mango one of those days.

d) Dinesh said he wants to eat a good mango one of these days

Answer: (c)

Question : 6

Bill said, ‘I am here to help you all."

a) Bill said that he was here to help us all.

b) Bill said that he is there to help us all.

c) Bill said that he was there to help us all.

d) Bill said that he is here to help you all.

Answer: (c)

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