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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 10

SSC CGL - 18 April 2022 - Shift 3 • English • Q10

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
They cried, “Bravo! Well done.”

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. They shouted in joy that they had done well.

  • The above sentence is a declerative sentence i.e. exclamatory sentence.
  • In order to convert it to indirect sentence following rules are to be followed.
  1. 'They' will be used to refer to people being talked about.
  2. 'Had' will be used to denote past perfect tense.
  3. Inverted commas and commas will be removed and 'that' will be used.
  4. 'Cried' will be changed 'shouted in joy'.

Hence, the correct sentence is-

They shouted in joy that they had done well.