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 expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. My father said, "We have been living here since the day this house was built."
✓ Correct answer: b) My father said that they had been living there since the day that house had been built.
ExplanationThe Correct Answer: Option B — My father said that they had been living there since the day that house had been built.Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech, we need to make several changes: The reporting verb "said" remains the same.We add the conjunction "that" after the reporting verb.Pronouns change according to the new perspective: "We" (the speaker and his family) changes to "they" The tense shifts backward (backshift): Present perfect continuous "have been living" changes to past perfect continuous "had been living" Simple past passive "was built" changes to past perfect passive "had been built" Adverbs of place change: | | SSC "here" (near to the speaker) changes to "there" (distant from the reporter) Demonstrative pronouns change: "this house" changes to "that house" The time expression "since the day" remains the same as it's part of the clause structure.We remove the quotation marks.In Hinglish: Direct speech को indirect speech में बदलते समय हमें कुछ बदलाव करने पड़ते हैं: Reporting verb "said" same रहता है। Reporting verb के बाद conjunction "that" add किया जाता है। Pronouns नए perspective के अनुसार बदलते हैं: "We" → "they" (speaker और उसका family) Tense backward shift होता है (backshift): Present perfect continuous "have been living" → past perfect continuous "had been living" Simple past passive "was built" → past perfect passive "had been built" Adverbs of place बदलते हैं: "here" → "there" (speaker से दूर) Demonstrative pronouns बदलते हैं: "this house" → "that house" Time expression "since the day" same रहता है क्योंकि यह clause structure का हिस्सा है। Quotation marks (" ") हटा दिए जाते हैं।
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