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SSC CHSL 2018 · Question 40 of 175

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. Bhola said to his mother, "Why is this charcoal so black?"

Direct-Indirect Speech

  1. ABhola asked his mother why that charcoal was so black.Correct
  2. BBhola told his mother why that charcoal was so black.
  3. CBhola asked his mother why was that charcoal so black.
  4. DBhola asked his mother why this charcoal is so black.

Answer: A. Bhola asked his mother why that charcoal was so black.

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Source: SSC CHSL (Tier-1) Online Exam Paper - 2018 held on 03 July 2019 Morning Shift (English Language) — sscportal.in solved paper · reliable-secondary

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