Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

“What are you going to call the puppy, Jane?” the boy asked.

Options:

The boy wondered what Jane were going to call the puppy.

The boy told Jane what she was going to call her puppy.

The boy asked Jane what she was going to call the puppy.

Jane asked the boy what is he going to call the puppy.

Correct Answer:

The boy asked Jane what she was going to call the puppy.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The boy asked Jane what she was going to call the puppy.

The other options are incorrect:

  • The boy wondered what Jane were going to call the puppy. - This is incorrect because the verb "wondered" suggests that the boy was unsure of what Jane would name the puppy, but the original sentence is a question.
  • The boy told Jane what she was going to call her puppy. - This is incorrect because the verb "told" suggests that the boy was informing Jane of her decision, but the original sentence is a question.
  • Jane asked the boy what is he going to call the puppy. - This is incorrect because the pronoun "he" in the reported speech refers to the boy, but the original sentence is about what Jane will name the puppy.