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1981
Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence. Father said to **Sami**, "Take whatever you like from this drawer."
A. Father said Sami to take whatever you like from this drawer.
B. Father told Sami that he can take whatever he likes from the drawer.
C. Father told Sami to take whatever he liked from that drawer.
D. Father said to Sami to have taken whatever he liked from that drawer.
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SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 15.11.2021 Shift-I Ans. (c) : Imperative → told + object + to V1; backshift like → liked; this → that.
1982
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. She said to me, "Don't worry about me."
A. She told me don't worry about her.
B. She told me to not be worried about her.
C. She told me to not to worry about me.
D. She told me not to worry about her.
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SSC CGL (Tier-II) 08.08.2022 Shift-II Ans. (d) : Negative imperative → told + object + not to + V1; change me → her; remove quotes.
1983
Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. **Parveen** proposed that they should meet their friends at a restaurant.
A. Parveen said, "Let us meet their friends at a restaurant."
B. Parveen said, "We could meet their friends at a restaurant".
C. Parveen said, "Let them meet their friends at a restaurant".
D. Parveen said, "They should meet their friends at a restaurant".
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SSC Stenographer (Grade C & D) 12.11.2021 Shift-I Ans. (a) : “Proposed that they should…” → suggestion → Let us… in direct speech; use said; replace that with comma & quotes; adjust persons per narration.
1984
“I’m hungry,” said the child to his mother.
A. The child said his mother that he is hungry.
B. The child said to his mother that I am hungry.
C. The child told his mother that she was hungry.
D. The child told his mother that he was hungry.
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said to → told + object; am → was; pronouns consistent (I → he**). (a) missing “to”; (b) wrong person; (c) wrong pronoun.
1985
Karim said, “I’m leaving now.”
A. Karim said that he was leaving then.
B. Karim said that he left then.
C. Karim says that I am leaving now.
D. Karim said that he had to leaving then.
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Present continuous → past continuous; now → then**. Others wrong tense/aspect/person.
1986
Abdul said that he had seen that film the day before.
A. Abdul said, “I had seen this film the day before.”
B. Abdul said, “I saw this film yesterday.”
C. Abdul said, “I saw that film yesterday.”
D. Abdul said, “I see this film on the previous day.”
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Past perfect (indirect) → past simple (direct) with that day before → yesterday and that film** natural in direct. (a) keeps past perfect; (d) wrong tense.
1987
Dua replied that she was sorry but she could not go.
A. Dua replied, “She was sorry I could not go.”
B. Dua replied, “Sorry she could not go.”
C. Dua replied, “I’m sorry but I cannot go.”
D. Dua replies, “I could not went but sorry.”
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Indirect apology + inability → direct I’m sorry … I cannot …** (present). Others are ungrammatical or change person.
1988
The policeman enquired where his helmet was.
A. The policeman asked him, “Where is your helmet?”
B. The policeman enquired, “Where his helmet was?”
C. The policeman enquired, “Where your helmet is?”
D. The policeman asked him, “Where his helmet is?”
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Indirect WH clause → direct WH question with is + subject inversion and your** for addressee. (b)(c)(d) wrong pronouns/word order/tense.
1989
“Have you got a blue scarf?” the customer asked the assistant.
A. The customer asked the assistant if he have a blue scarf.
B. The customer asked the assistant he has a blue scarf.
C. The customer asking the assistant if he is having a blue scarf.
D. The customer asked the assistant if he had a blue scarf.
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Present perfect “have you got” → past “had” under backshift; Yes/No → if/whether + clause**. Others have agreement/tense errors.
1990
“Get out of this room,” the officer shouted at the cadet.
A. The officer shouted at the cadet and asked him to get out of that room.
B. The officer shouted at the cadet and asked him to get out of this room.
C. The officer shouts at the cadet and asks him to go out of that room.
D. The officer shouting at the cadet and asking him to go out of the room.
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Imperative + “this” → asked … to + verb; this → that**. (b) keeps “this”; (c)(d) wrong tense/aspect.
