3 Views

Question : Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.

Anne said to Mary, “I have received a job offer from a company.”

Option 1: Anne told Mary that I had received a job offer from a company.

Option 2: Anne told Mary that I have received a job offer from a company.

Option 3: Anne told Mary that she had received a job offer from a company.

Option 4: Anne told Mary that she has received a job offer from a company.


Team Careers360 11th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 15th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: Anne told Mary that she had received a job offer from a company.


Solution : The third option is the correct answer.

Narration Conversion:

  • The verb said is changed to told in reported speech.
  • That is used to connect the main clause to the reported clause.
  • The first-person pronoun I is changed to the third-person pronoun she in the reported speech.
  • The present perfect tense is changed to the past perfect tense in the reported speech. Thus, have received is changed to had received in the reported speech.

Therefore, the sentence in indirect form is: Anne told Mary that she had received a job offer from a company.

SSC CGL Complete Guide

Candidates can download this ebook to know all about SSC CGL.

Download EBook

Know More About

Related Questions

TOEFL ® Registrations 2024
Apply
Accepted by more than 11,000 universities in over 150 countries worldwide
Manipal Online M.Com Admissions
Apply
Apply for Online M.Com from Manipal University
View All Application Forms

Download the Careers360 App on your Android phone

Regular exam updates, QnA, Predictors, College Applications & E-books now on your Mobile

150M+ Students
30,000+ Colleges
500+ Exams
1500+ E-books