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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 12

SSC Selection Post - Graduation Level - 9 Feb 2022 - Shift 3 • English • Q12

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The teacher said to the students, "Can you distinguish between these two words?"

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The teacher asked the students if they could distinguish between those two words..

 

Changes in Indirect Speech:

  1. Said to becomes asked (since it’s a question)

  2. You changes to they (referring to the students)

  3. Can becomes could (backshift in tense)

  4. These changes to those (change in demonstrative word in reported speech)

Correct Indirect Speech Sentence:

The teacher asked the students if they could distinguish between those two words.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.