Select the most appropriate direct form

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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.

Options:

I said to him, “Where do you lose the pen I had brought for him yesterday?”

I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you the previous day?”

I said to him, “Where he had lost the pen I brought for him yesterday?”

I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?”

Correct Answer:

I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?”

Explanation:

The most appropriate direct form of the given sentence is I said to him, "Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?"

The other options are incorrect:

I said to him, "Where do you lose the pen I had brought for him yesterday?" This is incorrect because the pronoun "him" should be "you."
I said to him, "Where he had lost the pen I brought for him yesterday?" This is incorrect because the pronoun "he" should be "you."
I said to him, "Where have you lost the pen I brought for you the previous day?" This is incorrect because the word "previous" is not commonly used in everyday speech.