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SSC CGL 2025 PYQ — Question 4

SSC CGL - 15 Sep 2025 - Shift 3 • English • Q4

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A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.

She said, “My parents will arrive today.”

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. She said that her parents would arrive that day.

Sentence Analysis:

  • Type of sentence: Assertive (Statement)

  • Direct Speech: She said, “My parents will arrive today.”

  • Reporting Verb: "Said" (Past tense)

  • Tense in Direct Speech: Simple Future ("will arrive")

Conversion Rules (Direct to Indirect):

  1. Reporting Verb: Since "said" is in the past tense, the tense inside the quotation marks must change.

  2. Tense Change: The modal "will" changes to its past form, "would".

  3. Pronoun Change: The first-person possessive pronoun "My" changes to the third-person "her" to match the subject (She).

  4. Time Expression: Words expressing nearness in time change to words expressing distance. "Today" becomes "that day".

  5. Conjunction: The comma and quotation marks are removed and replaced by the conjunction "that".

Hence, the chosen option is correct.