SSC CGL 2019 PYQ — Question 17

SSC CGL Tier II English - 12/09/2019 • English • Q17

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Mother said to Kavya, “Turn on the light.”

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1, i.e. Mother told Kavya to turn on the light.

  • Option 1 is correct because the tense portrayed is correct, that is present tense 'to turn on'. The quotations have been replaced with 'told', which apparently implies the same sense/meaning that was made by the given question.