Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

Cornelius said to Pauline, “You will have to agree to drive me to town from time to time.”

Options:

Cornelius told Pauline that she would have to agree to drive him to town from time to time.

Cornelius said to Pauline that you will have to agree to drive me to town from time to time.

Cornelius said to Pauline that she will have to agree to drive him to town from time to time.

Cornelius requested Pauline to drive him to town from time to time.

Correct Answer:

Cornelius told Pauline that she would have to agree to drive him to town from time to time.

Explanation:

The most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence is:

Cornelius told Pauline that she would have to agree to drive him to town from time to time.

The other answer choices are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • Cornelius said to Pauline that you will have to agree to drive me to town from time to time. - This is incorrect because the pronoun "you" in the reported speech refers to the speaker, which is Cornelius.
  • Cornelius said to Pauline that she will have to agree to drive him to town from time to time. - This is incorrect because the verb "will" in the reported speech is in the future tense, but the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense.
  • Cornelius requested Pauline to drive him to town from time to time. - This is incorrect because the original sentence is a statement, not a request.