Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The student said to her, "I don't remember your name."

Options:

The student said to her that I did not remember her name. 

The student said to her that he/she cannot remember her name. 

The student told her that he/she did not remember her name.

The student told her that he/she do not remember her name.

Correct Answer:

The student told her that he/she did not remember her name.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The student told her that he/she did not remember her name.

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

  • The student said to her that I did not remember her name. - This sentence uses the first person pronoun "I" instead of the third person pronoun "he/she."
  • The student said to her that he/she cannot remember her name. - This sentence uses the present tense instead of the past tense.
  • The student told her that he/she do not remember her name. - This sentence uses the plural form of the verb instead of the singular form.