Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

 

Mother said to my sister, "Tell him sorry right now".

Options:

Mother ordered my sister to tell him sorry right then.

Mother ordered my sister to tell him sorry right now.

Mother says to my sister to tell him sorry right then.

Mother says to my sister to tell him sorry right now.

Correct Answer:

Mother ordered my sister to tell him sorry right then.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Mother ordered my sister to tell him sorry right then.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • Mother ordered my sister to tell him sorry right now. The adverb "now" should be "then", since the statement is about a past event.
  • Mother says to my sister to tell him sorry right then. The reporting verb "says" should be in the past tense, "ordered".
  • Mother says to my sister to tell him sorry right now. This is the same as the second option, but it is repeated.