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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 18

SSC CGL - 02 Dec 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q18

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Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Shyam asked me how I had persuaded his sister.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. "How did you persuade my sister?” Shyam asked me.

To change an indirect form of a sentence into a direct form, the following rules are followed:

  • Identify the reporting verb: Identify the verb that is used to report what someone said or asked. In this sentence, the reporting verb is "asked."

  • Use a reporting clause: Begin the sentence with the reporting verb, followed by a reporting clause, such as "that" or "if." In this sentence, the reporting clause is "how I had persuaded his sister."

  • So, the reporting verb "asked" can be followed by the reporting clause to form a reporting sentence, such as: "Shyam asked me how I had persuaded his sister."

  • Remove the reporting clause and rewrite the sentence as a direct statement. In this sentence.

  • To convert it into direct speech, you can use the same words but change the tense of the verb and make other necessary changes to match the tense of the reporting verb.

Thus, the direct of the given sentence is:

"How did you persuade my sister?” Shyam asked me.