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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Rajan said to Uma, "I'm going to Ladakh tomorrow."

Options:

Rajan told Uma that he was going to Ladakh ttommorow.

Rajan said to Uma that he is going to Ladakh the next day.

Rajan says to Uma that he was going to Ladakh the next day.

Rajan told Uma that he was going to Ladakh the next day.

Correct Answer:

Rajan told Uma that he was going to Ladakh the next day.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Rajan told Uma that he was going to Ladakh the next day.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

Rajan said to Uma that he was going to Ladakh ttommorow. The spelling of "tomorrow" is incorrect.
Rajan said to Uma that he is going to Ladakh the next day. The verb "is" should be in the past tense, "was", because the sentence is reporting what Rajan said in the past.
Rajan says to Uma that he was going to Ladakh the next day. The verb "says" should be in the past tense, "said", because the sentence is reporting what Rajan said in the past.