Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

"If you don't keep quiet I shall shoot you", he said to her in a calm voice. 

Options:

He warns her calmly that he will shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet.

He warn her calmly that he will be shooting her if she didn’t keep quiet.

He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet.

He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she do not remain silent.

Correct Answer:

He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she didn't keep quiet.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • He warns her calmly that he will shoot her if she didn’t keep quiet. - The present tense verb "warns" is not appropriate in indirect speech, as the speaker is reporting what was said in the past.
  • He warn her calmly that he will be shooting her if she didn’t keep quiet. - The future tense verb "will be shooting" is not appropriate in indirect speech, as the speaker is reporting what was said in the past.
  • He warned her calmly that he would shoot her if she do not remain silent. - The phrase "do not remain silent" is not as natural-sounding as the phrase "didn't keep quiet".