Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

 

Reema said to her partner. "You will have to dance in front of a large gathering".

Options:

Reema told her partner that he will have to dance in front of a large gathering.

Reema said to her partner that he would have to dance in front of a large gathering.

Reema told her partner that he would have to dance in front of a large gathering.

Reema said to her partner that he will have to dance in front of a large gathering.

Correct Answer:

Reema told her partner that he would have to dance in front of a large gathering.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Reema told her partner that he would have to dance in front of a large gathering.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • Reema said to her partner that he will have to dance in front of a large gathering. The reporting verb "said" should be in the past tense, "told".
  • Reema told her partner that he would have to dance in front of a large gathering. This is the correct indirect form of the sentence.
  • Reema said to her partner that he will have to dance in front of a large gathering. This is the same as the second option, but it is repeated.