Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

Albert said to Tim, “I’m not sure your father would consider it a good idea to have me on the board of his company.”

Options:

Albert said to Tim that I’m not sure your father would consider it a good idea to have me on the board of his company.

Albert said to Tim that he was not sure his father would consider it a good idea to have him on the board of his company.

Albert said to Tim that he was not sure his father would consider it a good idea to have me on the board of his company.

Albert said to Tim that he is not sure your father will consider it a good idea to have him on the board of his company.

Correct Answer:

Albert said to Tim that he was not sure his father would consider it a good idea to have him on the board of his company.

Explanation:
 
 

The most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence is:

Albert said to Tim that he was not sure his father would consider it a good idea to have him on the board of his company.

The other answer choices are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • Albert said to Tim that I’m not sure your father would consider it a good idea to have me on the board of his company. - This is incorrect because the pronoun "I" in the reported speech refers to the speaker, which is Albert.
  • Albert said to Tim that he was not sure his father would consider it a good idea to have me on the board of his company. - This is incorrect because the pronoun "me" in the reported speech refers to the speaker, but Albert is talking about himself.
  • Albert said to Tim that he is not sure your father will consider it a good idea to have him on the board of his company. - This is incorrect because the verb "is" in the reported speech is in the present tense, but the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense.