Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Choose the correct option for the given sentence to transform it into the Indirect form:

She tells me, "I have no interest in serious fiction".

Options:

She tells me that I had no interest in serious fiction

She tells me that she has not interest in serious fiction

She tells me that she has no interest in serious fiction.

She tells me that I have no interest in serious fiction

Correct Answer:

She tells me that she has no interest in serious fiction.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) - She tells me that she has no interest in serious fiction.

Direct speech:

She tells me, "I have no interest in serious fiction."

 Steps to convert to Indirect Speech:

  1. Reporting verb is in present tense ("tells") → no change in tense of the reported clause.

  2. Pronoun "I" (referring to she) → becomes "she".

  3. "have" remains "has", because the subject changes from "I" to "she".

  4. "no interest in serious fiction" remains unchanged.

 Final Indirect Sentence:

She tells me that she has no interest in serious fiction.