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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 told his mother that he was starting in two days' time.
a"I am starting the day after tomorrow, mother,"he said.
b"I will start the next day, mother,"he said.
c"I may start in two days time, mother,"he said.
d"I must start in two days time mother,"he said.
✓ Correct answer: a) "I am starting the day after tomorrow, mother,"he said.
ExplanationThe Correct Answer: Option A — "I am starting the day after tomorrow, mother," he said.Explanation: When converting indirect speech to direct speech, we need to make several changes: The reporting verb "told" changes to "said" in direct speech.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) "his mother" becomes the vocative "mother" The tense shifts forward (reverse of backshift): Past continuous "was starting" changes back to present continuous "am starting" Time expressions change to reflect the original perspective: "in two days' time" changes to "the day after tomorrow" (both mean the same — two days from now) We add a comma before the vocative "mother" and a full stop at the end of the quoted speech.In Hinglish: Indirect speech को direct speech में बदलते समय हमें कुछ बदलाव करने पड़ते हैं: Reporting verb "told" को "said" में बदला जाता है direct speech में। Conjunction "that" हटा दिया जाता है और direct speech को quotation marks (" ") में लिखा जाता है। Pronouns original speaker के perspective के अनुसार बदलते हैं: "he" → "I" (third person से first person, क्योंकि speaker खुद अपनी बात कर रहा है) "his mother" vocative "mother" बन जाता है Tense forward shift होता है (backshift का reverse): Past continuous "was starting" → present continuous "am starting" Time expressions original perspective के अनुसार बदलते हैं: "in two days' time" → "the day after tomorrow" (दोनों का मतलब same है — अभी से दो दिन बाद) Vocative "mother" से पहले comma (,) और quoted speech के अंत में full stop (.) add किया जाता है।
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