Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The father said to his daughter, "Your mother will be waiting for me."

Options:

The father told his daughter that her mother was waiting for me.

The father told his daughter that her mother would be waiting for him.

The father told his daughter that my mother would be waiting for him.

The father told his daughter that her mother will be waiting for him.

Correct Answer:

The father told his daughter that her mother would be waiting for him.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The father told his daughter that her mother would be waiting for him.

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

  • The father told his daughter that her mother was waiting for me. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "was."
  • The father told his daughter that my mother would be waiting for him. - This sentence changes the second person pronoun "your" to the first person pronoun "my."
  • The father told his daughter that her mother will be waiting for him. - This sentence does not change the present tense to the past tense for the auxiliary verb "will."