Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

She said: “I would buy new house if I were rich”.

Options:

She said that she would buy new house if she had been rich”.

She told that she would buy new house if she had been rich”.

She told that she will buy new house if she had been rich”.

She told that she would have bought new house if she had been rich”.

Correct Answer:

She said that she would buy new house if she had been rich”.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

She said that she would buy a new house if she had been rich.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • She told that she would buy new house if she had been rich”. - The word "told" is not necessary in indirect speech.
  • She told that she will buy new house if she had been rich”. - The present tense verb "will buy" is not appropriate in indirect speech, as the speaker is reporting what was said in the past.
  • She told that she would have bought new house if she had been rich”. - The past perfect tense verb "would have bought" is not necessary in this context, as the speaker is talking about a hypothetical situation.