Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The lion asked the lioness, "Where will you hide yourself, until I return?”

Options:

The lion asked the lioness whether she would hide herself, until he returned.

The lion asked the lioness where she will hide herself, until he returns.

The lion asked the lioness where would she hide herself, until he returned.

The lion asked the lioness where she would hide herself, until he returned.

Correct Answer:

The lion asked the lioness where she would hide herself, until he returned.

Explanation:
 

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The lion asked the lioness where she would hide herself, until he returned.

When converting direct speech to indirect speech, we need to make the following changes:

  • Remove the quotation marks.
  • Change the reporting verb to one that is appropriate for the mood of the sentence in direct speech. In this case, the reporting verb "said" is changed to "asked" because the sentence in direct speech is an interrogative sentence.
  • Change the pronouns to match the subject and object of the reporting verb. In this case, the pronoun "you" in the direct speech sentence is changed to "she" in the indirect speech sentence because the subject of the reporting verb is "lion" and the object is "lioness".
  • Change the verb tense to match the tense of the reporting verb. In this case, the verb tense in the direct speech sentence is future tense, so the verb tense in the indirect speech sentence is also future tense.

Therefore, the correct indirect speech sentence is:

The lion asked the lioness where she would hide herself, until he returned.