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SSC Direct & Indirect Test 136
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    Directions For Questions

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

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    Shubham said, “If you do not clear the entrance exam, will you take a break for one year?”
    Solutions

    The given sentence is in Direct Speech because it quotes actual words. Therefore, it must be changed into Indirect Speech. Also, it is an interrogative sentence.

    To convert interrogative sentences into indirect speech, follow the following rules along with the above-mentioned rules:

    • The reporting verb ‘said’ is changed to ‘asked’.

    • If the reporting speech is having the reporting verb at it its start, then ‘whether’ is used in place of that. Since we cannot use "whether-if" together in a sentence, we will use the second part of the sentence before the first part.

    • The present tense (will) is changed to the past tense (would) and ‘do’ will be changed to ‘did’.

    • The second-person pronoun ‘you’ is changed to ‘I’.

    • A full stop is placed at the end of the sentence instead of a mark of interrogation.

    Therefore, the sentence in Indirect Speech will be:- Shubham asked me whether I would take a break for one year if I did not clear the entrance exam.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

  • Question 2/10
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    Directions For Questions

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

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    The students said, “May our team win!”
    Solutions

    The given sentence is in Direct Speech because it quotes actual words. Therefore, it must be changed into Indirect Speech. Also, it is an exclamatory sentence.

    To convert exclamatory sentences into indirect speech, follow the following rules along with the above-mentioned rules:

    • Reporting verb ‘said’ should be changed into ‘wished’ since the sentence expresses the students’ wish.

    • Use conjunction ‘that’ to connect the two parts of the sentence.

    • The present tense (may) is changed to the past tense (might).

    • The pronoun ‘our’ is changed to ‘their’.

    • A full stop is placed at the end of the sentence instead of an exclamatory mark.

    Therefore, the sentence in Indirect Speech will be :- The students wished that their team might win.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

  • Question 3/10
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    Directions For Questions

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

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    Rahul said, “Come here, girls.”

    Solutions

    The given sentence is of direct narration in imperative form. The reporting verb “said” will change into “called” as it is an order in indirect narration. Inverted commas (““) are removed. Conjunction that will not be used, the reported speech is in simple present tense in the direct narration and will not change also ‘here’ should turn to ‘there’ but only when it is clear what place is meant. In this sentence it is not the case, so correct conversion will be Rahul called the girls. Hence option B is the correct answer.

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    Directions For Questions

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

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    Ratan said that Gyres flow clockwise in Northern Hemisphere oceans and counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere oceans because of the Coriolis Effect.

    Solutions

    The sentence stated is the universal truth. If reporting speech has universal truth or habitual fact, there is no change in the tense. Hence, the tense in the reporting speech should also be present tense.

    • Use the reporting verb "said”.
    • Remove the conjunctions "that” and insert quotation marks.
    • Put a comma before the statement.

    Therefore, the sentence in direct Speech will be: Ratan said, “Gyres flow clockwise in Northern Hemisphere oceans and counterclockwise in Southern Hemisphere oceans because of the Coriolis Effect”.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

  • Question 5/10
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    Directions For Questions

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

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    Malini said that she would go for the meeting.

    Solutions

    The rules for converting indirect to direct speech are as follows:

    1. Use the reporting verb, "say" or "said to" in its correct tense.

    2. Remove the conjunctions "that, to, if or whether etc". wherever necessary.

    3. Insert quotation marks, question mark, exclamation and full stop, wherever necessary.

    4. Put a comma before the statement.

    5. Write the first word of the statement with capital letter.

    6. Change the past tense into present tense wherever the reporting verb is in the past tense.

    7. Convert the past perfect either into past tense or present perfect as found necessary.

    8. Be careful about the order of words in the question.

    Therefore, the sentence in direct Speech will be option C i.e. Malini said, "I will go for the meeting".

  • Question 6/10
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    Directions For Questions

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

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    Rahim said, "I will have completed my project."

    Solutions

    The sentence is given in direct speech. It is an assertive sentence. Rules for changing such sentences into indirect narration are given below:

    • The inverted commas (“ “) used in Direct Narration is removed in Indirect Narration and “that” conjunction is used.

    • Said remains same in indirect speech as it is not followed by an object

    • As the reporting verb is in past tense, i.e. "Said", Will have completed changes to would have completed.

    • First person pronoun changes according to the subject of reporting speech. Thus, I changes to He, and My changes to His.


    The sentence in Indirect Speech will be: Rahim said that he would have completed his project.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

  • Question 7/10
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    Directions For Questions

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

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    Siva said, "I have read the novel Pride and Prejudice."

    Solutions

    The sentence is given in direct speech. It is an assertive sentence. Rules for changing such sentences into indirect narration are given below:

    • The inverted commas (“ “) used in Direct Narration is removed in Indirect Narration and “that” conjunction is used.

    • Said remains same in indirect speech as it is not followed by an object

    • Present perfect tense changes to past perfect tense. Thus, have read changes to had read.

    • First person pronoun changes according to the subject of reporting speech. Thus, I changes to he.

    The sentence in Indirect Speech will be: Siva said that he had read the novel Pride and Prejudice.

    Hence, option C is the correct answer.

  • Question 8/10
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    Directions For Questions

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

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    Sachin told me that he would have paid off his dues by the next day.
    Solutions

     The above given question is in indirect narration. We have to convert it to the direct narration. In direct narration ‘told me’ is converted to ‘said to me’. Subject of the reported speech will be changed as per the subject of the reporting speech from ‘he’ to ‘I’, ‘would’ will be changed to ‘shall’ in accordance with pronoun ‘I’ i.e. 1st person. In direct speech ‘the next day’ is changed to ‘tomorrow’. As the reported speech is in perfect tense. The formation of the reported speech will be as ‘will/shall + have + V3 + object. So the correct answer is option D.

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    Directions For Questions

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

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    She told me that she was going to play cricket then.
    Solutions

    The question is in indirect form and it has to be converted to direct form of narration. In direct form ‘told’ is converted to ‘said to’. The subject(she) of the reported speech will be changed as per the subject of the reporting speech i.e. to 1st person i.e. ‘I’. As the reported speech is in past tense, it will be changed to present tense i.e. from ‘was’ to ‘is’. So the correct answer is option B.

  • Question 10/10
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    Directions For Questions

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

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    The judge said to Jia, “Stand in the witness box.”

    Solutions

    The sentence is given in direct speech. It is an imperative sentence. Rules for changing such sentences into indirect narration are given below:

    • The inverted commas (“ “) used in Direct Narration is removed in Indirect Narration.

    • Told remains the same in indirect speech.

      Note: "Tell" is such a verb that can be used for anything stated, thus it can be used in the imperative sentence as well.

    • To is used before the main verb.


    The sentence in Indirect Speech will be: The judge told Jia to stand in the witness box.

    Hence, option B is the correct answer.

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