Multiple choice

Directions: In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect form. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct form.

Modi said, “I met Obama last week”.

  1. Modi said that he had met Obama last week.

  2. Modi said that he had met Obama the previous week.

  3. Modi said that I had met Obama last week.

  4. Modi said that I had met Obama the previous week.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The adverbs of nearness are put into those of distance. Thus, ‘last week’ becomes ‘the previous week’. The pronoun also changes and ‘I’ becomes ‘he’. Thus, the correct answer is, ‘Modi said that he had met Obama the previous week'.

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