Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
My sister said, “What time will the train reach Bhopal?”
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4, i.e. My sister asked what time the train would reach Bhopal.
- This option uses the corresponding past form 'asked' and 'would' of the present actions mentioned in the given question, 'said' and 'will'. According to the rules of narration, to denote the same sense of the present actions used in direct speech it is important to use the corresponding past tense of the said action/verb in the indirect form of speech. SInce, the question's given statement is interrogatory it is also necessary to use the verb 'asked' as it denotes a question. These features make this option completely accurate.