Question:
Select the correct option for the Direct Speech conversion of the sentence below.
The environmentalist warned that deforestation would trigger irreversible climatic shifts if corrective measures were not adopted immediately.
नीचे दिए गए वाक्य के प्रत्यक्ष कथन (Direct Speech) रूपांतरण के लिए सही विकल्प चुनें।
The environmentalist warned that deforestation would trigger irreversible climatic shifts if corrective measures were not adopted immediately.
Options:
- a) The environmentalist said, “Deforestation will trigger irreversible climatic shifts if corrective measures are not adopted immediately.”
- b) The environmentalist said, “Deforestation would trigger irreversible climatic shifts if corrective measures were not adopted.”
- c) The environmentalist said, “Deforestation may trigger irreversible climatic shifts unless corrective measures had been adopted.”
- d) The environmentalist said, “Deforestation has triggered irreversible climatic shifts because corrective measures were not adopted.”
- a) The environmentalist said, “Deforestation will trigger irreversible climatic shifts if corrective measures are not adopted immediately.”
- b) The environmentalist said, “Deforestation would trigger irreversible climatic shifts if corrective measures were not adopted.”
- c) The environmentalist said, “Deforestation may trigger irreversible climatic shifts unless corrective measures had been adopted.”
- d) The environmentalist said, “Deforestation has triggered irreversible climatic shifts because corrective measures were not adopted.”
correct answer : a)
Explanation:
In converting from indirect to direct speech, the past modal “would” in the main clause changes back to “will”, and the past tense verb “were not adopted” in the conditional clause changes back to “are not adopted”. Option (a) accurately reflects these changes.
अप्रत्यक्ष (indirect) से प्रत्यक्ष कथन (direct speech) में बदलते समय, मुख्य क्लॉज का पास्ट मोडल “would” बदलकर “will” हो जाता है, और कंडीशनल क्लॉज में पास्ट टेंस वर्ब “were not adopted” बदलकर “are not adopted” हो जाता है। विकल्प (a) इन परिवर्तनों को सही ढंग से दर्शाता है।