Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The coach said to the student, “When will you come for practice?

Options:

The coach asked the student when he will come for practice.

The coach asked the student when he will come for practice.

The coach asked the student when he would come for practice.

The coach asked the student when would he come for practice.

Correct Answer:

The coach asked the student when he would come for practice.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is: The coach asked the student when he would come for practice.

The other options are incorrect:

  • "The coach asked the student when he will come for practice." is incorrect because the verb tense is incorrect. The indirect speech sentence should be in the past tense, not the present tense.
  • "The coach asked the student when he will come for practice." is also incorrect because the verb tense is incorrect. The indirect speech sentence should be in the past tense, not the present tense.
  • "The coach asked the student when would he come for practice." is incorrect because the word order is incorrect. The indirect speech sentence should be "when he would come for practice", not "when would he come for practice".