Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the most appropriate Direct form of the sentence -

"Meetu suggested to her friend that they should go for a picnic".

(A) Meetu said to her friend, "I shall go for a picnic".
(B) Meetu says to her friend, "Let us go for a picnic".
(C) Meetu suggested to her friend, "We should go for a picnic".
(D) Meetu said to her friend, "Let us go for a picnic".
(E) Meetu says to her friend, "We have to go for a picnic".

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A) Only

(B) Only

(C) and (E) Only

(D) Only

Correct Answer:

(D) Only

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) → (D) Only

The given sentence "Meetu suggested to her friend that they should go for a picnic" needs to be converted into direct speech.

  1. The phrase "suggested that they should go" is typically expressed in direct speech using "Let us" (used for making a suggestion).
  2. The correct format for direct speech is:
    • "Meetu said to her friend, 'Let us go for a picnic'."
  3. This matches option (D) exactly.

Thus, the correct option is "(D) Only."