SSC CHSL 2025 · PYQ · Direct and Indirect Speech · medium
Choose the option that is the most appropriate conversion of the following sentence into Direct Speech. She said that the documents had to be submitted by the next evening.
A.She said, "The documents are to be submitted by the following evening."✓ Correct
B.She said, "The documents must be submitted by tomorrow evening."
C.She said, "The documents ought to be submitted by the next evening."
D.She said, "The documents need to be submitted by the coming evening."
Explanation
'Had to be submitted' reflects obligation and converts naturally to 'are to be submitted' in direct speech; 'the next evening' in indirect speech corresponds to 'the following evening' in direct speech, making option D correct.
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