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SSC Stenographer 2023 PYQ — Question 11

SSC Stenographer - 13 Oct 2023 - Shift 3 • English • Q11

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
“We must be vigilant. Our teacher never accepts the assignment if any one of us is late in submission”, Ramesh said to his friend.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Ramesh told his friend that they must be vigilant as their teacher never accepted the assignment if any one of them was late in submission.

  • The sentence "Ramesh told his friend that they must be vigilant as their teacher never accepted the assignment if any one of them was late in submission" is the correct indirect speech version because it adjusts the direct speech "We must be vigilant.
  • Our teacher never accepts the assignment if any one of us is late in submission" to match the past tense context.
  • "We" becomes "they" to reflect Ramesh’s perspective, and "accepts" changes to "accepted" while "is" becomes "was" to maintain tense consistency with the reporting verb, "told." This transformation accurately conveys the original message in indirect speech.