SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 106

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 18th Nov 2020 • English • Q106

 Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

“Oh no! We have missed the flight,” she said.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. She regretted that they had missed the flight.

Given sentence: “Oh no! We have missed the flight,” she said.

Replace commas and inverted commas with the conjunction that.

'said' is replaced with 'regretted.'

First-person pronouns are changed according to the subject of the reporting verb.

So, 'we' is changed to 'they.'

So, the final sentence is:

She regretted that they had missed the flight.