Select the sentence that correctly uses pronoun reference in reported speech.
She said to her colleague, “I will help you complete your research before I submit my report.”
Answer और ExplanationAnswer and explanation
Answer: (D) She told her colleague that she would help her complete her research before she submitted her report.
Concept (Reported Speech: Pronoun Shift): Direct से Indirect Speech में Pronouns इस प्रकार बदलते हैं: First Person (I, my) Reporting Verb के Subject के अनुसार बदलता है, और Second Person (you, your) श्रोता, अर्थात् Object, के अनुसार बदलता है।
यहाँ 'I' और 'my' का रूप 'she' (वक्ता) हो जाता है, और 'you' तथा 'your' का रूप 'her colleague' (श्रोता) के संदर्भ में 'her' हो जाता है। Tense भी बदलता है: will का would, और submit का submitted।
✓ शुद्ध वाक्य: She told her colleague that she would help her complete her research before she submitted her report.
विकल्प (a), (b) और (c) में Pronoun का संदर्भ ग़लत है (जैसे 'I', 'me' या 'my' का अपरिवर्तित रह जाना)।
Examiner का trap: 'I', 'my' और 'you' को अपरिवर्तित रखना ही इसका जाल है; First Person वक्ता के और Second Person (मध्यम पुरुष) श्रोता के अनुसार बदलता है।
Concept (Reported Speech: Pronoun Shift): in changing direct to indirect speech, the first person (I, my) changes according to the subject of the reporting verb, and the second person (you, your) changes according to the object.
Here 'I' and 'my' become 'she' (the speaker), and 'you' and 'your' become 'her colleague' (the listener, referred to as 'her'). The tense also shifts: will becomes would, and submit becomes submitted.
✓ Correct sentence: She told her colleague that she would help her complete her research before she submitted her report.
Options (a), (b) and (c) have wrong pronoun reference (for example, 'I', 'me' or 'my' are left unchanged).
Exam trap: leaving 'I', 'my' or 'you' unchanged. The first person changes with the speaker, and the second person with the listener.
Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 · Shift I। Solution: Prashant Sir, Ramban।Source: DSSSB ASO 2026 · 18 Oct 2026 · Shift I. Solution by Prashant Sir, from Ramban.