Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The designer said to her, ‘Will you have the dress ready by tomorrow evening?’

Options:

The designer asked her that she will have the suit ready by next evening.

The designer asked her that if she will like to have the dress by next evening.

The designer asked her if she would have the dress ready by next evening.

The designer asked her that she would have the dress ready by next evening.

Correct Answer:

The designer asked her if she would have the dress ready by next evening.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The designer asked her if she would have the dress ready by next evening.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • The designer asked her that she will have the suit ready by next evening. - The word "suit" is not mentioned in the original sentence.
  • The designer asked her that if she will like to have the dress by next evening. - The modal verb "would like to" is not necessary in indirect speech.
  • The designer asked her that she would have the dress ready by next evening. - The word "that" is not necessary in indirect speech.