Question:
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct voice:
The engineer stated that the newly developed material would fail rapidly if it was exposed to extreme heat, and that they had been observing its properties for months.
दिए गए वाक्य को Direct Voice में बदलने वाले सही विकल्प का चयन कीजिए:
The engineer stated that the newly developed material would fail rapidly if it was exposed to extreme heat, and that they had been observing its properties for months.
Options:
- The engineer stated, “The newly developed material will fail rapidly if it is exposed to extreme heat, and we have been observing its properties for months.”
- The engineer stated, “The newly developed material would fail rapidly if it is exposed to extreme heat, and we had been observing its properties for months.”
- The engineer stated, “The newly developed material will fail rapidly if it was exposed to extreme heat, and we have been observing its properties for months.”
- The engineer stated, “The newly developed material would fail rapidly if it was exposed to extreme heat, and we were observing its properties for months.”
- The engineer stated, “The newly developed material will fail rapidly if it is exposed to extreme heat, and we have been observing its properties for months.”
- The engineer stated, “The newly developed material would fail rapidly if it is exposed to extreme heat, and we had been observing its properties for months.”
- The engineer stated, “The newly developed material will fail rapidly if it was exposed to extreme heat, and we have been observing its properties for months.”
- The engineer stated, “The newly developed material would fail rapidly if it was exposed to extreme heat, and we were observing its properties for months.”
Correct Answer: a)
Explanation:
In direct speech, ‘would fail’ corresponds to ‘will fail’, ‘was exposed’ corresponds to ‘is exposed’ (conditional present/general truth), and ‘they had been observing’ corresponds to ‘we have been observing’. Option (a) correctly conveys this.
Direct speech में ‘would fail’ का ‘will fail’, ‘was exposed’ का ‘is exposed’ तथा ‘had been observing’ का ‘have been observing’ बनता है। अतः विकल्प (a) सही है।