Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Choose the option that is the indirect form of the sentence.

She said to him, “I don’t want to go there.”

Options:

She said he didn’t want to go there.

She said to him that you do not want to go there.

She said to him that she didn’t want to go there.

He said to her that she didn’t want to go there.

Correct Answer:

She said to him that she didn’t want to go there.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the sentence is:

She said to him that she didn't want to go there.

The other options are incorrect:

  • She said he didn't want to go there. This is incorrect because the speaker is talking about themselves, not the person they are speaking to.
  • She said to him that you do not want to go there. This is incorrect because the pronoun "you" is used when addressing the listener directly.
  • He said to her that she didn't want to go there. This is incorrect because the reporting verb is "said" and the speaker is female.