Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

 

The bakery man said, "These pastries are yummy."

Options:

The bakery man said that those pastries are yummy.

The bakery man said this that those pastries were yummy.

The bakery man said that those pastries were yummy.

The bakery man said that these pastries are yummy.

Correct Answer:

The bakery man said that those pastries were yummy.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

The bakery man said that those pastries are yummy.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • The bakery man said that those pastries were yummy. This sentence implies that the pastries are no longer yummy, which is not what the bakery man said.
  • The bakery man said that these pastries are yummy. This is a direct quote of the bakery man's words. In indirect speech, the statement is reported as a subordinate clause.