Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
I asked him if it had never occurred to him that he was in the wrong profession.
Option 1: I said to him, “Has it never occurred to you that he was the wrong profession?”
Option 2: I said to him, “Does it never occur to you that you are in the wrong profession?”
Option 3: I said to him, “Have it never occurred to you that he is in the wrong profession?”
Option 4: I said to him, “Has it never occurred to you that you are in the wrong profession?”
Correct Answer: I said to him, “Has it never occurred to you that you are in the wrong profession?”
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Narration Conversion:
- The reporting verb asked is changed to said to in the direct form.
- The third-person pronouns him and he are changed to the second-person pronoun you .
- The past perfect tense (had never occurred) is changed to the present perfect tense (has it never occurred) in the direct form.
- The words of the speaker are enclosed in quotation marks.
Therefore, the correct sentence in the direct form is: I said to him, “Has it never occurred to you that you are in the wrong profession?”
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