Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

 

Rita said," I am not feeling well".

Options:

Rita said that she was not feeling well.

Rita said she will not be feeling well.

Rita said she is not feeling well.

Rita says that I am not feeling well.

Correct Answer:

Rita said that she was not feeling well.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Rita said that she was not feeling well.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • Rita said she will not be feeling well. The modal verb "will" should be in the past tense, "was", to indicate that the statement is about a present situation.
  • Rita said she is not feeling well. The reporting verb "said" should be in the past tense, "told".
  • Rita says that I am not feeling well. The pronoun "I" should be replaced with the pronoun "she", since the statement is being reported from the perspective of a third person narrator.