Question:
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct voice.
The captain stated that the ship had been sailing for three weeks and that they had encountered a severe storm the previous night.
दिए गए वाक्य को Direct Voice (प्रत्यक्ष कथन) में व्यक्त करने वाला सही विकल्प चुनें:
The captain stated that the ship had been sailing for three weeks and that they had encountered a severe storm the previous night.
Options:
- The captain stated, “The ship had been sailing for three weeks, and we had encountered a severe storm last night.”
- The captain stated, “The ship has been sailing for three weeks, and we had encountered a severe storm last night.”
- The captain stated, “The ship has been sailing for three weeks, and we encountered a severe storm last night.”
- The captain stated, “The ship had been sailing for three weeks, and we encountered a severe storm last night.”
- The captain stated, “The ship had been sailing for three weeks, and we had encountered a severe storm last night.”
- The captain stated, “The ship has been sailing for three weeks, and we had encountered a severe storm last night.”
- The captain stated, “The ship has been sailing for three weeks, and we encountered a severe storm last night.”
- The captain stated, “The ship had been sailing for three weeks, and we encountered a severe storm last night.”
Correct Answer: c)
Explanation:
In indirect speech, past perfect continuous (‘had been sailing’) changes from present perfect continuous (‘has been sailing’), and past perfect (‘had encountered’) changes from simple past (‘encountered’). ‘The previous night’ changes back to ‘last night’. Thus, option (c) is correct.
Direct speech में Present Perfect Continuous (‘has been sailing’) indirect में ‘had been sailing’ बनता है और Simple Past (‘encountered’) indirect में ‘had encountered’ बनता है। ‘The previous night’ का direct रूप ‘last night’ होता है। अतः विकल्प (c) सही है।