Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

She said, “I will finish reading the novel today.”

Options:

She said that I would finish reading the novel today.

She said that she will finished reading the novel that day.

She said she will finish reading the novel today.

She said that she would finish reading the novel that day.

Correct Answer:

She said that she would finish reading the novel that day.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the sentence "She said, 'I will finish reading the novel today.'" is She said that she would finish reading the novel that day.

The other options are incorrect:

  • She said that I would finish reading the novel today. This is incorrect because the speaker is referring to herself, not to the listener.
  • She said that she will finished reading the novel that day. This is incorrect because the verb "finished" should be in the past tense.
  • She said she will finish reading the novel today. This is incorrect because the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense, so the reported speech should also be in the past tense.