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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Choose the most appropriate Direct Speech for the following sentence:

He applauded him, saying that he had done well.

Options:

He said, "You have done well".

He said, "Bravo ! You have done well".

He told, "You did well".

He said, "You had done well".

Correct Answer:

He said, "Bravo ! You have done well".

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) - He said, "Bravo ! You have done well".

  • "Bravo!" is an interjection that expresses applause or admiration, which corresponds directly to "applauded him" in the indirect speech.
  • "You have done well" is the present perfect tense, which is the correct tense to be converted into the past perfect "he had done well" in the indirect speech.
  • The other options are not as good.
    • "He said, 'You have done well'" is correct, but it lacks the applause element.
    • "He told, 'You did well'" is incorrect because the tense is wrong.
    • "He said, 'You had done well'" is incorrect because the tense would be wrong when changed into indirect speech.

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