Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

He said that something might be missing in there.

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 01 Dec 2022 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is: He said, "Something may be missing in here."

Key Points

The given sentence is in indirect speech and we need to convert it to direct speech.
When we change an indirect speech to direct speech, we must follow these rules:
- The reported verb 'said' remains unchanged in the reporting speech part.
- The conjunction 'that' is replaced with inverted commas ("...") to show the direct speech part.
- A comma (,) is added after the direct speech part.
- The first word of the direct speech is in capital letter.
- The modal verb 'might' in the indirect part changes to 'may' in the direct speech part.

Thus, option 1 is the correct answer.

Hence, direct speech is - He said, "Something may be missing in here."