Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

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

She said, “I know where he lives.”

Options:

She said that she knew where he living.

She said that she knew where he lived.

She said I know where he lived.

She said she had knowledge of where he lived.

Correct Answer:

She said that she knew where he lived.

Explanation:

The most appropriate option to express the given sentence in reported speech is:

She said that she knew where he lived.

The other options are incorrect:

  • She said that she knew where he living. - This is incorrect because the present participle "living" should be the past participle "lived".
  • She said I know where he lived. - This is incorrect because the pronoun "I" should be "she".
  • She said she had knowledge of where he lived. - This is incorrect because the phrase "had knowledge of" is more formal than the verb "knew".