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SSC CHSL 2025 · PYQ · Direct and Indirect Speech · medium

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct voice. The detective told the witnesses that they must tell him everything they had seen that morning, as it could be the key to solving the case that had been haunting the city for a long time.

  1. A."You must tell me everything you had seen that morning, as it could be the key to solving the case that had been haunting the city for a long time," the detective said to the witnesses.
  2. B."You must tell him everything you saw this morning, as it could be the key to solving the case that has been haunting the city for a long time," the detective said to the witnesses.
  3. C."You must tell me everything you saw this morning, as it could be the key to solving the case that has been haunting the city for a long time," the detective said to the witnesses.✓ Correct
  4. D."You had to tell me everything you saw this morning, as it could be the key to solving the case that was haunting the city for a long time," the detective said to the witnesses.

Explanation

In direct speech, 'must' remains unchanged and 'they' becomes 'you'. The tense reverts appropriately, making option (a) the correct direct speech form.
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