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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Farah said to her aunt, "I am studying contemporary art."

Options:

Farah told her aunt that she was study contemporary art.

Farah told her aunt that she is studying contemporary art.

Farah told her aunt that she had been studying contemporary art.

Farah told her aunt that she was studying contemporary art.

Correct Answer:

Farah told her aunt that she was studying contemporary art.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Farah told her aunt that she was studying contemporary art.

The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:

Farah told her aunt that she was study contemporary art. - This sentence does not change the auxiliary verb "am" to "was."
Farah told her aunt that she is studying contemporary art. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "is."
Farah told her aunt that she had been studying contemporary art. - This sentence changes the present tense to the past perfect tense, which is not necessary in this case.