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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

“Let’s not have non-vegetarian meals in summer,” Aruna said to her son.

Options:

Aruna will suggest to her son that they should not have non-vegetarian meals in summer.

Aruna suggested to her son that they should not have non-vegetarian meals in summer.

Aruna has been suggesting to her son that they should not have non-vegetarian meals in summer.

Aruna suggesting to her son that we should not have non-vegetarian meals in summer.

Correct Answer:

Aruna suggested to her son that they should not have non-vegetarian meals in summer.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Aruna suggested to her son that they should not have non-vegetarian meals in summer.

The other options are incorrect:

Aruna will suggest to her son that they should not have non-vegetarian meals in summer. This is incorrect because the reported speech is in the future tense, but the speaker is talking about something that happened in the past.
Aruna has been suggesting to her son that they should not have non-vegetarian meals in summer. This is incorrect because the reported speech is in the present perfect tense, which is used for actions that started in the past and continue to the present.
Aruna suggesting to her son that we should not have non-vegetarian meals in summer. This is incorrect because the speaker is using the pronoun "we", which is not appropriate in this context.