वाक्य Ram says to me, "you are dull." का सही अप्रत्यक्ष कथन (indirect speech) क्या है?
व्याख्या एवं हल
सही उत्तर: (C) Ram tells me that I am dull.
जब प्रत्यक्ष कथन में रिपोर्टिंग वर्ब वर्तमान काल ('says to me') में हो, तो उद्धरण चिह्नों के भीतर का काल नहीं बदलता है, और 'says to' बदलकर 'tells' हो जाता है। अतः 'Ram says to me, "you are dull."' का परिवर्तन 'Ram tells me that I am dull.' होता है।
In English (Question & Model Answer)
Which is the correct indirect Speech of the sentence: Ram says to me, "you are dull."
Correct Answer: (C) Ram tells me that I am dull.
When reporting a direct statement where the reporting verb is in the present tense ('says to me'), the tense inside the quotation marks does not change, and 'says to' changes to 'tells'. Thus, 'Ram says to me, "you are dull."' becomes 'Ram tells me that I am dull.'