SSC Stenographer Grade C & D 2025 · Question 164 of 389

The following sentence is in indirect speech. Choose the option that conveys it in direct speech. He said that he had been waiting there for more than two hours before the gates finally opened.

1. AHe said, “I have been waiting here since two hours before the gates opened.”
2. BHe said, “I waited here two hours before gates opened.”
3. CHe said, “I was waiting here for more than two hours before the gates finally opened.”Correct
4. DHe said, “I had waiting there before the gates opened.”