SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 178

SSC CGL Tier II English - 12/09/2019 • English • Q178

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Anshul said, “Should we go to the Zoo today?”

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2, i.e. Anshul wondered if they should go to the zoo that day.

  • The sense made by the given statement is that of self-questioning. In other words, it is an interrogatory sentence, which is why it is important to use verbs that represent the same. This option uses 'wondered' to indicate the same sense of self-interrogation as made by the question's given sentence , which is why it becomes the correct answer to the question. The third person perspective has also been used in this option, which altogether makes it completely accurate as compared to the rest of the given options.