Question:
Choose the correct indirect narration of the following statement from the given alternatives:
Mohan said, “I will come to the library this evening if my friend does not take me to the market.”
दिए गए विकल्पों में से निम्नलिखित कथन का सही अप्रत्यक्ष कथन (indirect narration) चुनिए:
Mohan said, “I will come to the library this evening if my friend does not take me to the market.”
Options:
- Mohan said that he will come to the library that evening if his friend did not take him to the market.
- Mohan said that he would come to the library that evening if his friend did not take him to the market.
- Mohan said that he would go to the library this evening if his friend does not take him to the market.
- Mohan said that he came to the library that evening if his friend had not taken him to the market.
- Mohan said that he will come to the library that evening if his friend did not take him to the market.
- Mohan said that he would come to the library that evening if his friend did not take him to the market.
- Mohan said that he would go to the library this evening if his friend does not take him to the market.
- Mohan said that he came to the library that evening if his friend had not taken him to the market.
Correct Answer: b)
Explanation:
In indirect speech, the reporting verb ‘said’ is in past tense, so ‘will’ changes to ‘would’, ‘this evening’ becomes ‘that evening’, and the simple present condition ‘does not take’ changes to simple past ‘did not take’. Thus, (b) is correct.
रिपोर्टिंग वर्ब भूतकाल में होने के कारण ‘will’ बदलकर ‘would’, ‘this evening’ बदलकर ‘that evening’, और ‘does not take’ बदलकर ‘did not take’ हो जाता है। अतः विकल्प (b) सही है।