Which of the following is the correct direct form of the sentence given below? She told that her brother was getting married –

The correct answer is C: She said, “My brother is getting married.” Start by fixing the reporting verb. “Told” needs an object (told someone that...), and the sentence has none, so “said” is the right verb. Next, reverse the tense shift. Reported speech moved “is getting” to “was getting,” so in direct speech it returns to present continuous, “is getting.” Finally, “her” becomes “my,” because in direct speech the speaker is the one talking about her own brother.

• A is wrong because “her brother” keeps the reported pronoun. The speaker must say “my.”
• B is wrong because “told” cannot stand without an indirect object.
• D is wrong because “was married” changes the meaning. The original sentence describes a future-oriented event in progress, not a completed marriage.

This is a core grammar topic in the English section, and the same logic (tense backshift, pronoun change, reporting verb pattern) applies to any direct-indirect conversion. Clear command of it also helps in precise writing for Mains essays.

Trap: Aspirants often pick A because it looks like the simplest change, forgetting that the pronoun must also shift from the reported form to the speaker's own.