SSC Stenographer 2022 PYQ — Question 16

SSC Stenographer - 17 Nov 2022 - Shift 1 • English • Q16

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

The teacher was happy to meet her and asked, “When did you complete all these?”

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The teacher was happy to meet her and asked when she had completed all those.

  • The sentence 'The teacher was happy to meet her and asked when she had completed all those' expresses an indirect speech. 
  • The lines 'when she had completed all those" is an indirect speech. 
  • In indirect speech, we can use the past continuous form of the reporting verb.