2018 · Q113
In the following items, each sentence is given in Direct Speech followed by four options in Indirect Speech. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Indirect Speech and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
Romila said to Rahim, “Where were your ideas when we faced the troubles last week ?”
EnglishNarration
- ARomila asked Rahim where his ideas had been when they had faced the trouble the week before
- BRomila asked Rahim where his ideas had been when they faced the trouble the last week
- CRomila requested Rahim where his ideas had been when they faced the trouble the week before
- DRomila told Rahim where his ideas were when they faced the trouble the week before
Explanation
The wh-question is reported with ‘asked’: ‘Romila asked Rahim where his ideas had been…’. ‘Were’ backshifts to ‘had been’, ‘we faced’ to ‘they had faced’, and ‘last week’ to ‘the week before’. ‘Requested’ and ‘told’ are wrong reporting verbs for a question. Hence option (a) is correct.