SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 7

SSC CHSL - 10th July 2019 - Shift 2 • English • Q7

Select the correct Indirect form of the given sentence.

"Don't park here," the policeman said to them.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. The policeman ordered them not to park there.

Concept/Grammar rules

Application

We can see that the given reported speech is an order. Then it will be converted into indirect speech as:

‘Said to’ will be changed to ‘ordered’.

‘Don’t park’ will be changed to ‘Not to park’.

‘Here’ will be changed to ‘there’.

The indirect form will be:

The policeman ordered them not to park there.

Hence, the chosen option is correct.