WBCS.LIVE practice question

Out of the four alternatives given, select a similar sentence in indirect speech: She said to me, "You will reach there at 12 noon tomorrow."

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. She asked me to reach there by 12 noon the previous day.
  2. She told me to reach there by 12 noon the following day.
  3. She wants me to reach there by midday.
  4. I was directed by her to reach there by 12 noon that day.

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: She told me to reach there by 12 noon the following day.

Explanation: Context: In indirect speech, the present or future tense in direct speech changes to past tense, and 'tomorrow' becomes 'the following day'. 1. She asked me to reach there by 12 noon the previous day. ❌ – ‘previous day’ is wrong; it should be ‘following day’. 2. She told me to reach there by 12 noon the following day. ✅ – correct transformation of tense and time expression. 3. She wants me to reach there by midday. ❌ – wrong tense. 4. I was directed by her to reach there by 12 noon that day. ❌ – incorrect reporting verb. Correct Sentence/Example Sentence: She told me to reach there by 12 noon the following day.