Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Aditi said, "I am not invested in the project anymore."

Options:

Aditi said that she had not invested in the project anymore.

Aditi said that she is not invested in the project anymore.

Aditi said that she was not invested in the project anymore.

Aditi said that she do not invested in the project anymore.

Correct Answer:

Aditi said that she was not invested in the project anymore.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Aditi said that she was not invested in the project anymore.

The other options are incorrect because they do not follow these rules:

  • Aditi said that she had not invested in the project anymore. - This sentence changes the past tense to the past perfect tense, which is not necessary in this case.
  • Aditi said that she is not invested in the project anymore. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "is."
  • Aditi said that she do not invested in the project anymore. - This sentence is grammatically incorrect.