Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

 

The teacher said to Rana," have you completed the project?"

Options:

The teacher asked Rana if he had completed the project.

The teacher told to Rana if he had completed the project.

The teacher asked Rana if he has completed the project.

The teacher asks Rana will you complete the project.

Correct Answer:

The teacher asked Rana if he had completed the project.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is: OPTION 1

The teacher asked Rana if he had completed the project.

  1. Reporting verb ("asked"): Since the original sentence is a question, "said to" is changed to "asked" in indirect speech.

  2. Question structure: The question is converted into a statement structure in indirect speech (no inversion of subject and auxiliary verb).

  3. Tense change ("have completed" to "had completed"): In indirect speech, the present perfect tense ("have completed") changes to the past perfect tense ("had completed") because the reporting verb ("said") is in the past tense.

  4. Pronoun change ("you" to "he"): The pronoun "you" changes to "he" to match the subject (Rana).

  5. Thus, the correct option is:
    The teacher asked Rana if he had completed the project.

  6. Incorrect options explained:

    • Option 2 ("The teacher told to Rana..."): "Told to" is grammatically incorrect in this context; "told" is not used for asking questions.
    • Option 3 ("...if he has completed..."): Incorrect because the present perfect tense ("has completed") should change to the past perfect ("had completed") in indirect speech.
    • Option 4 ("The teacher asks Rana..."): Incorrect because the reporting verb should be in the past tense ("asked") to match the original sentence.