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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 41

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 16th Nov 2020 • English • Q41

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Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

She said to me, “Have you ever flown a kite?”

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. She asked me if I had ever flown a kite.

The given sentence is in direct speech, to convert this sentence into indirect speech we need to follow the following points:

  • Inverted commas will get omitted and 'if' will be used.
  • The given question is an example of an Interrogative sentence, therefore, 'said to' will be changed into 'asked'.
  • The pronoun 'you' will be changed to pronoun 'I'.
  • In the given sentence, 'have + V3' has been used, which implies that the indirect form should contain 'had + V3'.

After following these steps, we got the indirect speech as: She asked me if I had ever flown a kite.

Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. She asked me if I had ever flown a kite.