SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 24

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 18th Nov 2020 • English • Q24

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

He said to me, “Where did you go to collect the flower samples?”

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option  4 i.e. He asked me where I had gone to collect the flower samples.

Given sentence: He said to me, “Where did you go to collect the flower samples?”

The given sentence is an interrogative sentence.

'Said to' will be changed to 'asked'.

Remove commas and inverted commas.

The question word 'where' will become the conjunction.

'You' is changed to 'I'.

'Did go' is changed to 'had gone'.

So, the final sentence is:

He asked me where I had gone to collect the flower samples.