Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Change the following sentence into Indirect Speech. Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

The policeman said to Sujata, "Where are you going?"

Options:

The policeman enquired Sujata where she was going.

The policeman in the night asked Sujata about the place she was going.

The policeman asked Sujata where she is going.

The policeman enquired angrily why was Sujata going alone in the night.

Correct Answer:

The policeman enquired Sujata where she was going.

Explanation:


The correct answer is The policeman enquired Sujata where she was going.

This sentence effectively transforms the direct speech sentence into indirect speech. It reports the question asked by the policeman to Sujata while maintaining the proper verb tense and subject-object structure.