SSC CGL 2023 PYQ — Question 81

SSC CGL Tier II - 6 March 2023 - Shift 1 • English • Q81

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

She asked, “Are you meeting my partners next week?”

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. She asked if we were meeting her partners the following week.

  • Reported speech is how we represent the speech of other people or what we ourselves say. 
  • A speaker's words reported in subordinate clauses governed by a reporting verb, with the required changes of person and tense 
  • ​​​​​​​Hence, the correct answer would be She asked if were meeting her parents the following week.