SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 75

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 18th Nov 2020 • English • Q75

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

I said to the office boy, “Take these papers to the manager immediately.”

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. I ordered the office boy to take those papers to the manager immediately.

Given sentence: I said to the office boy, “Take these papers to the manager immediately.”

Remove commas and inverted commas and add the conjunction that.

'said to' is changed to 'ordered.'

'these' is changed to 'those.'

So, the final sentence is:

I ordered the office boy to take those papers to the manager immediately.