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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 17

SSC CGL - 17 Aug 2021 - Shift 3 • English • Q17

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.

“| will work hard to get the first rank in class,” said Rohan.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

   The correct answer is Option 1 i.e​​​​ Rohan said that he would work hard to get the first rank in class. 

  • The above sentence is a direct speech.
  • Rules for changing the direct speech into indirect speech are as follows.
  1. The pronoun for the first person 'I' turns into the third person 'he'.
  2. The commas, inverted commas are removed and "that" is added.
  3. The present simple tense format is changed into past simple tense format i.e. " Subject +V1(will)+object" will be converted to " Subject +V2(would)+object".
  • The correct answer is-

            Rohan said that he would work hard to get the first rank in class.