161)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.
He said, “The last film I saw was such a violent one that I couldn’t sleep the whole night”

SSC CGL 2019

A)

He is saying the last film he saw was such a violent one that he couldn’t sleep the whole night.

B)

He shall be saying that the last film he had been seeing was such a violent one that he couldn’t sleep the whole night.

C)

He shall say that the last film he had seen was such a violent one that he couldn’t sleep the whole night.

D)

He said that the last film he had seen was such a violent one that he couldn’t sleep the whole night.

162)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.

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The gym instructor exclaimed that her students’ performance was extremely poor.

SSC CGL 2019

A)

The gym instructor said to her students, “How poor their perfomance is!”

B)

The gym instructor said to her students, “How is your perfomance so poor?”

C)

The gym instructor said to her students, “How poor your perfomance is!”

D)

The gym instructor says to her students, “Your perfomance is poor."

163)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.

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The teacher suggested that the PTM be postponed to the third Saturday of the month.

SSC CGL 2019

A)

The teacher told, “The PTM will be postponed to the third Saturday of the month."

B)

The teacher said, “Let’s postpone the PTM to the third Saturday of the month."

C)

The teacher said, “The PTM would be postponed to the third Saturday of the month.”

D)

The teacher suggested, “The PTM must be postponed to the third Saturday of the month.”

164)

Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct / indirect) of the given sentence.

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The RWA members said, “We want to see the audited accounts before we make more payments.”

SSC CGL 2019

A)

The RWA members are saying that they want to see the audited accounts before they make more payments.

B)

The RWA members said that they wanted to see the audited accounts before they made more payments.

C)

The RWA members said that we want to see the audited accounts before we make more payments.

D)

The RWA members said we wanted to see the audited accounts before we make more payments.

165)

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
“What are you going to call the puppy, Jane?” the boy asked.

SSC CGL 2020

A)

Jane asked the boy what is he going to call the puppy.

B)

The boy wondered what Jane were going to call the puppy.

C)

The boy asked Jane what she was going to call the puppy.

D)

The boy told Jane what she was going to call her puppy.

166)

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

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Johnny’s mother said, “Johnny, run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.”

SSC CGL 2020

A)

Johnny’s mother pleaded with John to run down to the grocer’s and get her a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.

B)

Johnny commanded his mother to go down to the grocer and buy a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.

C)

Johnny asked his mother to run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.

D)

Johnny’s mother asked him to run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese

167)

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

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The Principal has said, "Mr. Surinder will coach the football team."

SSC CGL 2020

A)

The Principal has said that Mr. Surinder will coach the football team.

B)

The Principal has said that Mr. Surinder would coach the football team.

C)

The Principal has asked that will Mr. Surinder coach the football team.

D)

The Principal said that Mr. Surinder would coach the football team.

168)

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

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The guard said to the visitors, "Do not take photographs inside the museum."

SSC CGL 2020

A)

The guard warned the visitors not to be taking photographs inside the museum.

B)

The guard told the visitors that do not take photographs inside the museum.

C)

The guard forbade the visitors to take photographs inside the museum.

D)

The guard requested the visitors to not took photographs inside the museum.

169)

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The traveller said to a passerby, "Can you help me find my way, please?''

SSC CGL 2020

A)

The traveller requested to the passerby if he can help him find his way.

B)

The traveller asked the passerby that he can kindly help him find his way.

C)

The traveller asked the passerby if he could kindly help him find his way.

D)

The traveller asked the passerby could you kindly help me find my way?

170)

Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence.

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She said, "We visited Uttarakhand in the summer vacation."

SSC CGL 2020

A)

She said that they will visit to Uttarakhand in the summer vacation.

B)

She said that they had visited Uttarakhand in the summer vacation.

C)

She said that they have visited Uttarakhand in the summer vacation.

D)

She said that we visited Uttarakhand in the summer vacation.