Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

 

"Please don't leave me alone here", the kid told her mother.

Options:

The kid begged her mother not to leave her alone there.

The kid begs her mother not to leave her alone there.

The kid begged her mother not to leave her alone here.

The kid begs her mother not to leave her alone here.

Correct Answer:

The kid begged her mother not to leave her alone there.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The kid begged her mother not to leave her alone there.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • The kid begs her mother not to leave her alone there. The reporting verb "begs" should be in the past tense, "begged".
  • The kid begs her mother not to leave her alone here. This is the same as the first option, but it is repeated.
  • The kid begged her mother not to leave her alone here. The time reference "here" is incorrect, since the request is being reported from the perspective of the past.