SSC Stenographer 2022 PYQ — Question 2

SSC Stenographer - 18 Nov 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q2

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

Henry playfully asked the kids, “How can you split this paper further into pieces?”

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Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is option 2 i.e. Henry playfully asked the kids how they could split that paper further into pieces.

Reported speech is a way of expressing what someone else has said or what you have said yourself, without using the exact words.

Hence, the correct answer would be Henry playfully asked the kids how they could split that paper into further pieces.