SSC Stenographer 2026 PYQ — Question 179

SSC Stenographer - 11 Sep 2026 - Shift 2 • English • Q179

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect voice.
He said to me, "Where did you go?"

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

Correct Answer: He asked me where I had gone.
Explanation
• Reporting Verb: 'Said to' changes to 'asked' because the reported speech is an interrogative sentence.
• Connector: In 'wh-' questions, the question word ('where') itself serves as the joining word (no 'that' or 'if/whether' is used).
• Tense Change: Simple Past Tense (did you go) changes to Past Perfect Tense (had gone).
• Pronoun Change: The second-person pronoun 'you' refers to the object 'me', changing to the subjective pronoun 'I'.
• Sentence Structure: The word order shifts from interrogative (verb before subject) to assertive (subject before verb: where I had gone).