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NDA 2 2025 GAT, question 7

Topic: Direct and indirect speech

Directions · Q6 to Q8

The following items have a sentence in direct or indirect speech, followed by four options. One of the options correctly converts the direct speech into indirect speech. Select the most appropriate option and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet.

Q7

Convert from direct speech into indirect speech.

“Alas! We lost the match by one point,” said the Captain

  1. (a) The Captain regretted that they had lost the match by one pointCorrect answer
  2. (b) The Captain regretted that they lost the match by one point
  3. (c) The Captain exclaimed that they had lost the match by one point
  4. (d) The Captain told the team that they had lost the match by one point

Solution.

Answer: (a) The Captain regretted that they had lost the match by one point

  1. “Alas!” expresses sorrow, so “regretted” preserves the speaker’s attitude.
  2. The past event “lost” becomes “had lost”, and “we” becomes “they”.
  3. Option (a) combines the appropriate reporting verb and backshift.