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SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 144

SSC CGL Tier II English - 11/09/2019 • English • Q144

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

Mother said, “Sonam, don’t throw tantrums.”

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Mother told Sonam not to throw tantrums.

  • As the given sentence is in present indefinite tense.
  • Here, ‘said’ should be changed to ‘told’.
  • It refers to the rule B3 & B22 .

Note:- Common rules for converting direct speech to indirect speech:

A. Change in the Tense of Reported Speech:

  1. If the first part of sentence (reporting verb part) belongs to present or future tense, the tense of reported speech will not change.
  2. If the first part of sentence (reporting verb part) belongs to past tense the tense of reported speech will change.

B. If the reporting verb is in past tense, we make changes to the reported verb as per the below rule:-

  1. Simple present tense changes to simple past tense.
  2. Present continuous tense changes to past continuous tense.
  3. Present perfect tense changes to past perfect tense.
  4. Present Perfect continuous tense changes to past perfect continuous tense.
  5. Simple past tense changes to past perfect tense.
  6. Past continuous tense changes to past perfect continuous tense.
  7. No changes are made to past perfect and past perfect continuous tense.
  8. In future tense will/shall changes to would.
  9. Can changes to Could.
  10. May changes to Might.
  11. Reported speech is not enclosed in quotation marks.
  12. Use of word “that”: The word “that” is used as a conjunction between the reporting verb and reported speech.
  13. If Reporting Speech is having Reporting Verb at its start, then IF is used in place of THAT.
  14. If the Reporting Speech is having interrogative words like who, when, how, why, when then neither IF is used nor any other word is added.      
  15. Reporting Verb is changed according to Reported Speech into REQUEST in case the sentence makes a request.
  16. Reporting Verb is changed according to Reported Speech into ADVISE in case the sentence gives an advice.
  17. Reporting Verb is changed according to Reported Speech into FORBADE in case the sentence prevents someone from doing something.
  18. If the reported speech is in YES/NO question form then if/whether is used before reported speech.
  19. If the reported speech is in the form of WH-Question (who/what/why/how/where/when/which etc.), no conjunction is used before the question word. The question word itself works as a conjunction.
  20. Reported verb is made assertive; i.e. it is kept in the order of subject + verb.
  21. The sign of interrogation (?) is removed and full stop is used.
  22. To convert sentences into indirect narration, the below rules are followed:
  • Say/Said is changed to ask/asked/wonder/wondered/enquire of/enquired of etc. as per the sense of the sentence.
  • Inverted commas (" ") are removed.