SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 47

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 15th Nov 2020 • English • Q47

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

Our Principal says, “Rules are to be followed at any cost.”

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 2 i.e Our Principal says that rules are to be followed at any cost.

Given sentence: Our Principal says, “Rules are to be followed at any cost.”

Replace comma and inverted commas with the conjunction that.

The reported speech tells a general fact. So, no changes are to be made in the indirect speech.

So, the final sentence is:

Our Principal says that rules are to be followed at any cost.