SSC Selection Post 2022 PYQ — Question 16

SSC Selection Post - Higher Secondary Level - 01 Aug 2022 - Shift 3 • English • Q16

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

“Has he come to office today?” You asked me.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. You asked me whether he had come to office that day.

 

Changes in Indirect Speech:

  1. Question form becomes a statement using “whether” or “if”

  2. Has he come becomes he had come (present perfect to past perfect)

  3. Today becomes that day (time word changes in indirect speech)

Final Sentence (Indirect Speech): You asked me whether he had come to office that day.

Hence, the chosen option will be correct.