Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

 

Vaibhav said to the captain, "We have to win this game".

Options:

Vaibhav told the captain that they have to win that game.

Vaibhav said to the captain that we had to win that game.

Vaibhav said to the captain that we have to win that game.

Vaibhav told the captain, that they had to win that game.

Correct Answer:

Vaibhav told the captain, that they had to win that game.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Vaibhav told the captain that they had to win that game.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • Vaibhav said to the captain that we have to win that game. The reporting verb "said" should be in the past tense, "told".
  • Vaibhav said to the captain that we had to win that game. This is a direct quote of Vaibhav's words. In indirect speech, the statement is reported as a subordinate clause.
  • Vaibhav told the captain, that they had to win that game. The comma after "captain" is unnecessary.