Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Aanya said, "I've made a rose and honey vanilla dessert for you."

Options:

Aanya told me that she had made a rose and honey vanilla dessert for me.

Aanya told me that she is making a rose and honey vanilla dessert for me.

Aanya told me that she would make a rose and honey vanilla dessert for her.

Aanya said to me that she was making a rose and honey vanilla dessert for me.

Correct Answer:

Aanya told me that she had made a rose and honey vanilla dessert for me.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

Aanya told me that she had made a rose and honey vanilla dessert for me.

The other options are incorrect:

  • "Aanya told me that she is making a rose and honey vanilla dessert for me." This is incorrect because the verb "is making" is in the present continuous tense. However, the reported statement is describing an action that happened in the past.
  • "Aanya told me that she would make a rose and honey vanilla dessert for her." This is incorrect because the verb "would make" is in the future tense. However, the reported statement is describing an action that happened in the past.
  • "Aanya said to me that she was making a rose and honey vanilla dessert for me." This is incorrect because it does not include the reporting verb "told".