SSC CHSL 2021 PYQ — Question 2

SSC CHSL - 13 April 2021 - Shift 1 • English • Q2

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

Mother said to Megha, “Leave for your office now.”

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4. i.e. Mother told Megha to leave for her office then.

Follow the given steps to convert the direct speech into its indirect form:

  • Change the reporting verb "said" to "told" as it is followed by the object "Megha".

  • Second person pronoun "your" should be changed to Third person pronoun "her" according to the object "Megha"

  • Now is changed to Then.

Thus, the correct indirect form of the given sentence would be: Mother told Megha to leave for her office then.