SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 29

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 18th Nov 2020 • English • Q29

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

The old woman said to her neighbour, “Please buy some vegetables for me tomorrow.”

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The old woman requested her neighbour to buy some vegetables for her the next day.

Given sentence: The old woman said to her neighbour, “Please buy some vegetables for me tomorrow.”

The given sentence is an imperative sentence. 

"Said to" will be changed to "requested".

Remove inverted commas and commas.

"Me" is changed to "her".

So, the final sentence is:

The old woman requested her neighbour to buy some vegetables for her the next day.