Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
She said that she will help me in this matter.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'She said that' में 'said' के साथ 'told me' जैसा कर्म अपेक्षित लगा। परंतु 'said that' बिना कर्म के शुद्ध है; दोष 'will help' में है, जिसे 'would help' होना चाहिए।'She said that' looked wrong as 'said' might need an object like 'told me'. But 'said that' is correct without an object; the error is 'will help', which should be 'would help'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thought'in this matter' reported speech में 'that matter' प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु जब मामला वक्ता के लिए अब भी वर्तमान हो तब 'this' रह सकता है; वास्तविक दोष 'will help' में है, 'this' में नहीं।'in this matter' seemed to need 'that matter' in reported speech. But 'this' can remain when the matter is still present to the speaker; the real error is 'will help', not 'this'.
आपने शायद यह सोचाWhat you probably thoughtवाक्य स्वाभाविक प्रतीत होता है, क्योंकि direct speech में 'will help' शुद्ध है। परंतु यह 'said' वाला reported speech है, अतः 'will' का रूप 'would' होना चाहिए।The sentence sounds natural, as 'will help' is correct in direct speech. But this is reported speech with 'said', so 'will' should step back to 'would'.
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (B) she will help me
Reporting verb said भूतकाल (past) में है, इसलिए reported clause (अप्रत्यक्ष कथन उपवाक्य) में will पीछे हटकर would हो जाता है।
Concept: past reporting verb → will becomes would का नियम है।
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She said that she would help me in this matter.
आकर्षक लगने वाला विकल्प No error है, क्योंकि will direct speech (प्रत्यक्ष कथन) में सही है, परंतु यह एक reported statement (अप्रत्यक्ष कथन) है।
सरल अर्थ: उसने कहा कि इस मामले में वह मेरी मदद करेगी।
The reporting verb said is in the past, so will in the reported clause steps back to would.
Concept: past reporting verb → will becomes would.
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She said that she would help me in this matter.
No error is tempting because will is correct in direct speech, but this is a reported statement.
बाकी Options उत्तर क्यों नहीं हैंWhy the other options are not the answer
A'She said that' में 'said' के साथ 'told me' जैसा कर्म अपेक्षित लगा। परंतु 'said that' बिना कर्म के शुद्ध है; दोष 'will help' में है, जिसे 'would help' होना चाहिए।'She said that' looked wrong as 'said' might need an object like 'told me'. But 'said that' is correct without an object; the error is 'will help', which should be 'would help'.
C'in this matter' reported speech में 'that matter' प्रतीत हुआ। परंतु जब मामला वक्ता के लिए अब भी वर्तमान हो तब 'this' रह सकता है; वास्तविक दोष 'will help' में है, 'this' में नहीं।'in this matter' seemed to need 'that matter' in reported speech. But 'this' can remain when the matter is still present to the speaker; the real error is 'will help', not 'this'.
Dवाक्य स्वाभाविक प्रतीत होता है, क्योंकि direct speech में 'will help' शुद्ध है। परंतु यह 'said' वाला reported speech है, अतः 'will' का रूप 'would' होना चाहिए।The sentence sounds natural, as 'will help' is correct in direct speech. But this is reported speech with 'said', so 'will' should step back to 'would'.
Source: CDS II 2026। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: CDS II 2026. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.