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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 13

SSC CGL - 20 Aug 2021 - Shift 2 • English • Q13

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

Kamal said, “I have done my work.”

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Kamal said that he had done his work.

  • The above sentence is a direct speech.
  • The basic rules to convert direct speech into indirect are as follows.
  1. The commas and inverted commas are removed and 'that' is added.
  2. The first person pronoun are converted to third person pronouns i.e. 'I' to 'he' and 'my' to 'his' in this case.
  3. The present perfect tense is changed to past perfect tense.

The correct answer is-

Kamal said that he had done his work