In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, …
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In the following question, a 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. He said that when he was a boy he could stay up as long as he liked.
✓ Correct answer: c) He said,"When I was a boy I could stay up as long as I liked."
ExplanationThe Correct Answer: Option C — He said,"When I was a boy I could stay up as long as I liked." Explanation: When converting indirect speech to direct speech, we need to make several changes: The reporting verb "said" remains the same.We remove the conjunction "that" and add quotation marks around the direct speech.Pronouns change according to the original speaker's perspective: — "he" (third person) changes back to "I" (first person, as the speaker is referring to himself) For this sentence, the tenses remain the same because: — "was" (simple past) remains "was" in direct speech as it refers to a specific past time — "could" (past modal) remains "could" as it's already appropriate for the past time reference — "liked" (simple past) remains "liked" as it maintains the past reference The time clause "when I was a boy" correctly establishes the past time frame, so no further tense changes are needed.IN HINGLISH: Indirect speech को direct speech में बदलते समय हमें कुछ जरूरी बदलाव करने होते हैं: Reporting verb "said" में कोई tense change नहीं किया जाता, यह same रहता है। "That" को हटा दिया जाता है और direct speech को quotation marks में लिखा जाता है। Pronouns को original speaker की दृष्टि से बदला जाता है: — "he" (third person) वापस "I" (first person) बन जाता है क्योंकि वक्ताा खुद के बारे में बात कर रहा है। इस sentence में tense change नहीं होता क्योंकि original reference already past time है और context clear है। For this sentence: "was" (simple past) → remains "was" — क्योंकि यह एक specific past time बताता है। "could" (past modal) → remains "could" — यह पहले से ही past context के लिए सही है। "liked" (simple past) → remains "liked" — past reference को maintain करता है, इसलिए change नहीं होगा। | | SSC Time clause “when I was a boy” पहले ही past time frame को स्पष्ट कर देता है, इसलिए tense में और कोई बदलाव आवश्यक नहीं है।
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