Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

Mother said to her, "I expected a better result from you."

Options:

Mother told her that she had expected a better result from her.

Mother told her that she expected a better result from her.

Mother told her that she was expecting a better result from you.

Mother told her that she expected a better result from you.

Correct Answer:

Mother told her that she had expected a better result from her.

Explanation:

The correct option is: Mother told her that she had expected a better result from her.

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

  • Mother told her that she expected a better result from her. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "had."
  • Mother told her that she was expecting a better result from you. - This sentence uses the present continuous tense for the reported speech, which is incorrect in indirect speech.
  • Mother told her that she expected a better result from you. - This sentence does not change the second person pronoun "you" to the third person pronoun "her."