SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 10

SSC CGL - 5th March 2020 Shift 3 • English • Q10

Select the indirect narration of the given sentence.

He said to me, "What time do the banks open and close?"

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. He asked me what time the banks opened and closed.

  • As the reported speech is in "Interrogative sentence" we need to make changes according to this.
  • There will be a change in the reporting verb and it will be changed into "Asked".
  • The inverted comma will be changed into "What".
  • The tense of the reported speech will be changed into "Simple Past Tense".
  • The reported speech will be kept in the assertive structure. ( Subject + Verb).

As all the rules are followed by the chosen option it will be correct.