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SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 13

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 01 Aug 2022 - Shift 3 • English • Q13

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

The swallow asked the skylark, “Will we be able to shift the eggs from this tree by
tomorrow?”

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The swallow asked the skylark whether they would be able to shift the eggs from that tree by the next day.

 

Changes in Indirect Speech:

  1. Will changes to would (Future tense becomes past future)

  2. We changes to they (changes to match the subject in indirect speech)

  3. This changes to that (because it’s being reported later)

  4. Tomorrow changes to the next day (time word changes in indirect speech)

  5. Question form becomes statement form with "whether" or "if"

Final Sentence (Indirect Speech):
The swallow asked the skylark whether they would be able to shift the eggs from that tree by the next day.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.