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Souvik Sarkar

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· 1 Months ago

Your narration answers and justifications are pathetic...I regret buying this test...keep up this good work toprankers

Question:

Directions: sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. 

Ritik said to Priya, “I was searching for the keys when you were watching T.V.” 

Options:
A)

Ritik told Priya that he was searching for the keys when you were watching T.V. 

B)

Ritik told Priya that he had been searching for the keys when she was watching T.V. 

C)

Ritik told Priya that he was searching for the keys when she was watching T.V. 

D)

Ritik told Priya that he had been searching for the keys when she had been watching T.V. 

Solution:

Ans: (c) Ritik told Priya that he was searching for the keys when she was watching T.V. 

shubham singh

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· 1 Months ago

salon ne majak bana ke rakha hai

ARYAN VARMA

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· 1 Months ago

https://gradeup.co/english-grammar-direct-and-indirect-speech-rules-i-e6d8e3bf-83bd-11e6-9141-6b1c3f806b4a

Harikesh

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· 1 Months ago

Universal truth or a habitual fact
a) If the Reported Speech expresses a universal truth or a habitual fact, its tense remains unchanged.
Examples:
The teacher said, “The earth revolves round the sun”.
The teacher said that the earth revolves round the sun.
b) When the Reported Speech contains a time clause and both the main verb and the verb in
the time clause are the simple past, these verbs are left unchanged.
Example:
He said, “The boy stuck to his post till his father ordered him to leave”.
He said that the boy stuck to his post till his father ordered him to leave.
However, if the main verb is in the simple past while the verb in the time clause as in past continuous, it is usual to change the main verb to past perfect and leave the verb in the time clause unchanged:
Example:
He said, “Asif slipped when he was trying to board a bus”.
He said that Asif had slipped when he was trying to board a bus.
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Sohil Rajput

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· 1 Months ago

pehle apne concept clear karo fir gaali dena top ranker ko

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