Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Anju said to Vijaya, "You can stay with us whenever you are in Delhi."

Options:

Anju told Vijaya that she could stay with them whenever she was in Delhi.

Anju told Vijaya that she could stay with them whenever you were in Delhi.

Anju told Vijaya that she can stay with us whenever she is in Delhi.

Anju told Vijaya that you can stay with us whenever you are in Delhi.

Correct Answer:

Anju told Vijaya that she could stay with them whenever she was in Delhi.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Anju told Vijaya that she could stay with them whenever she was in Delhi.

The other options are incorrect:

  • Anju told Vijaya that she could stay with them whenever you were in Delhi. This is incorrect because the reporting verb is "told", which is used for speaking to one person.
  • Anju told Vijaya that she can stay with us whenever she is in Delhi. This is incorrect because the reported speech is in the present tense, but the speaker is talking about something that happened in the past.
  • Anju told Vijaya that you can stay with us whenever you are in Delhi. This is incorrect because the speaker is offering to let Vijaya stay with them, not the listener.