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13.narration (Common Error)

This document provides 8 examples of reported speech (narration) with one error each. The errors relate to changes needed in reported speech including removing conjunctions, changing verbs from present to past tense, and correcting subject-verb agreement. Each example is followed by the correction needed to make the reported speech accurate. The document aims to help students practice identifying errors in transforming direct speech into indirect or reported speech.

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13.narration (Common Error)

This document provides 8 examples of reported speech (narration) with one error each. The errors relate to changes needed in reported speech including removing conjunctions, changing verbs from present to past tense, and correcting subject-verb agreement. Each example is followed by the correction needed to make the reported speech accurate. The document aims to help students practice identifying errors in transforming direct speech into indirect or reported speech.

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ssc

Detecting Errors
Prepared by Neetu Singh

+
1000
(Previous Year Questions)
Revised
&
Updated
(1997–2016)
NARRATION
1. I told him (1)/that we enjoyed very 5. My friends said (1)/ me that he was
much (2)/at the party. (3)/No error (2)/ unable to come. (3)/ No error (4).
(4). (SSC CAPFs SI, CISF ASI & Delhi Police
(SSC Statistical Investigators SI Exam. 28.09.2014 (TF No. 482 RN 5)
Grade-IV Exam. 31.7.2005) 6. The other day my sister told me (1)/
2. He asked (1)/ that how long (2)/ I that she will be moving (2)/ to her
would be absent. (3)/ No error (4). new apartment very soon.(3)/ No
(SSC Higher Secondary Level error (4)
Data Entry Operator & LDC
Exam. 28.11.2010 (IInd Sitting) (SSC CGL Tier-II Exam.12.04.2015
Kolkata Region, TF No. 315 RI 3)
3. My sister asked me/(1) that how
7. Susan said that she shall (1)/ try to
long (2)/ I would stay there. (3)/ No
attempt the task (2)/ to the best of
Error. (4)
her ability.(3)/ No error (4)
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-I
Exam. 21.04.2013) (SSC CGL Tier-II Exam.12.04.2015
Kolkata Region, TF No. 315 RI 3)
4. Henry asked his wife (1)/ what had
she prepared (2)/ for dinner that 8. Our social science teacher told (1)/
night. (3)/ No error. (4) to study the map of the world (2)/ for
(SSC Graduate Level Tier-II
a test. (3)/ No error (4).
Exam. 29.09.2013) SSC (Steno.) 2017, 13 Sept., Morning

1. (2) Replace ‘enjoyed’ with ‘had object. Either use ‘said to’ or told.
enjoyed’. 6. (2) Replace ‘will’ with ‘would’. The
2. (2) Remove ‘that’. reporting verb is in Past Tense
When questions of ‘Wh-family’ is hence Reported Speech should
changed into indirect speech, also in Past Tense.
Conjunction ‘that’ is not used. 7. (1) Replace ‘shall’ with ‘should’. If
3. (2) Remove ‘that’. See explanation of reporting verb is in Past Tense,
Q. No. 2. the Reported Speech should also
4. (2) Replace ‘had she’ with ‘she had’. be in Past Tense.
In an indirect speech, the subject 8. (1) Add 'us' after told. Told takes an
comes before the verb. object.
5. (1) Replace ‘said’ with ‘said to’. ‘Said’
is not directly followed by an

KD PUBLICATION DETECTING ERRORS | NARRATION 1

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