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A sentence has been given in Direct /Indirect. Out of the fouralternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct and mark your answer in the Answer Sheet.

What is the correct answer?

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Who now, they had asked, will listen to our troubles and protect us from the crocodiles ?

A. They had wanted to know who will now listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.

B. They wanted to know who will listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.

C. They had wanted to know who would listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.

D. They had wanted to know who then would listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.

Correct Answer :

D. They had wanted to know who then would listen to their troubles and protect them from the crocodiles.


While converting a direct speech into indirect speech the adverb now is changed to then and the tense of the sentence also changes with respect to the time period of the speech.