SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 116

SSC CGL Tier II - English - 15th Nov 2020 • English • Q116

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

Mother said to me, “Will you help me in cleaning the house?”

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 4 i.e Mother asked me if I would help her in cleaning the house.

Given sentence: Mother said to me, “Will you help me in cleaning the house?”

The given sentence is in future simple tense. It is converted to present conditional tense in indirect speech.

Structure in indirect speech:

Subject + would + V1 + Object

Remove commas and inverted commas.

So, the final sentence is:

Mother asked me if I would help her in cleaning the house.