Anju met Ravi’s brother yesterday and had a wonderful time talking to him. Complete the conversation between Anju and Ravi:
Ravi: So, my brother told me you met him yesterday.
Anju: ______________________
a) Yes, I met him. We talked.
b) I met your brother yesterday and we had a chat.
c) Oh yes, he was very friendly. We had a great time talking.
d) Anju met Ravi’s brother yesterday and had a great time talking to him.
VerifiedHint: The reply must be in the past tense as it reports a previous event. The conversation takes a friendly tone.
Complete solution:
The given conversation shows us the dialogues between Anju and Ravi. Anju had met Ravi’s brother the previous day and had a wonderful time talking to him. When Anju meets Ravi the next day, she must be enthusiastic about sharing her experience of talking with his brother.
The first option does not give a happy and lively tone. It is a plain explanation where Anju says that she had met Ravi’s brother and that they talked.
A similar tone is shared in option b too. Hence, these two options can be ruled out.
Option c very well depicts Anju’s excitement and happiness on meeting Ravi’s brother. As it is given that Anju has had a great time talking to him, this becomes the right answer to be filled in for Anju’s reply.
In option d, we get an indirect report on the meeting between Anju and Ravi’s brother. It is structured much like a reported speech where the incident can be well reported to a third person. Therefore, option d cannot be the right answer here.
Hence, the correct answer is option ‘C’.
Note: While choosing the right option for a reply in a conversation, one must take care in maintaining the tone of the conversation. The reply must be coherent to the dialogue and context.
