Q1. [1]
Select the correct option to complete the narration of the dialogue between Anil and Sanjeev:
Anil: Where are you going?
Sanjeev: To the airport.
Anil: May I drop you there as I'm going in that direction?
Anil asked Sanjeev where he was going and offered to drop him as _____.
- (a) he could be going in that direction
- (b) he would be going in the direction
- (c) he is going in the direction
- (d) he was going in that direction
Previously asked in CBSE board exam
2023 2/1/1 Q3 (xi)
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Model Answer
The correct option is (d) he was going in that direction.
Explanation
In reported speech, the present tense "am going" shifts to past tense "was going," and "this" shifts to "that." Option (d) correctly applies both rules.
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