SSC CGL 202081)Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
Taru told me that Avika was having her online cooking class then.
Taru said to me, “Avika is having her online cooking class now.”
SSC CGL 202082)Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
“What are you going to call the puppy, Jane?” the boy asked.
The boy asked Jane what she was going to call the puppy.
It is an interrogative sentence: Present continuous ⇒ Past continuous. second person will be charged according to the object. Interrogative⇒Assertive
SSC CGL 202083)Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Johnny’s mother said, “Johnny, run down to the grocer’s and get a loaf of French bread and a pound of cheddar cheese.”
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
It is an imperative sentence. Said = asked; Connective = to.
SSC CGL 202084)Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The Principal has said, "Mr. Surinder will coach the football team."
The Principal has said that Mr. Surinder will coach the football team.
Here, reporting verb is in present tense, Therefore, the tense of reported speech will not be changed. Third person requires no change.
SSC CGL 202085)Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The guard said to the visitors, "Do not take photographs inside the museum."
The guard forbade the visitors to take photographs inside the museum.
It is an imperative sentence. Said to = forbade;
SSC CGL 202086)Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The traveller said to a passerby, "Can you help me find my way, please?''
The traveller asked the passerby if he could kindly help him find his way.
Said to ⇒ asked; Connective ⇒ if/whether; Interrogative = assertive; Present tense = Past tense; Persons are changed according to the SON formula.
SSC CGL 202087)Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence.
She said, "We visited Uttarakhand in the summer vacation."
She said that they had visited Uttarakhand in the summer vacation.
The given sentence is Assertive (past simple). Connective ⇒ that; Past simple ⇒ Past perfect; First person is changed according to the subject.
SSC CGL 202088)Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Mahesh said to Rita, "Don't play in the sun."
Mahesh advised Rita not to play in the sun.
It is an imperative (negative) sentence. Said to = advised; Don't = not to; OR Said to = forbade; Don't = to
SSC CGL 202089)Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
"What a rare flower!" she said.
She exclaimed that it was a very rare flower.
It is an exclamatory sentence. Said = exclaimed (with surprise) ; Connective = that ; What a rare flower = it was a very rare flower. Sign of exclamation (!) = Full stop(.)
SSC CGL 202090)Select the indirect narration of the given sentence.
He said to me," What time do the banks open and close?"
He asked me what time the banks opened and closed.
Present simple = Past simple; Interrogative = assertive; Said to = asked.