Question:
A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
She said, “I will call you as soon as I reach the airport.”
प्रत्यक्ष कथन (direct speech) में एक वाक्य दिया गया है। दिए गए चार विकल्पों में से, वह विकल्प चुनें जो इसके संगत अप्रत्यक्ष कथन (indirect speech) में वाक्य को सबसे सटीक रूप से व्यक्त करता है।
She said, “I will call you as soon as I reach the airport.”
Options:
- a) She said she would call me as soon as she reached the airport.
- b) She said she will call me as soon as she reaches the airport.
- c) She told that she would call you as soon as she reaches the airport.
- d) She said that I will call you as soon as I reach the airport.
- a) She said she would call me as soon as she reached the airport.
- b) She said she will call me as soon as she reaches the airport.
- c) She told that she would call you as soon as she reaches the airport.
- d) She said that I will call you as soon as I reach the airport.
correct answer : a)
Explanation:
The reporting verb is in the past tense (“said”). In indirect speech, the modal “will” changes to “would”, the pronoun “I” changes to “she” (to match the subject “She”), “you” changes to “me” (implied object), and “reach” (present simple) changes to “reached” (past simple). Also, “told” is incorrect without a personal object. Thus, option (a) is the correct indirect speech form.
रिपोर्टिंग वर्ब पास्ट टेंस (“said”) में है। अप्रत्यक्ष कथन (indirect speech) में, मोडल “will”, “would” में बदल जाता है, प्रोनाउन “I” बदलकर “she” हो जाता है (सब्जेक्ट “She” के अनुसार), “you” बदलकर “me” हो जाता है, और “reach” (simple present) बदलकर “reached” (simple past) हो जाता है। इसके अलावा, बिना किसी पर्सनल ऑब्जेक्ट के “told” का उपयोग गलत है। अतः, विकल्प (a) सही अप्रत्यक्ष रूप है।