Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Maria said to me, “Are you a lawyer?”
Option 1: Maria asked me if I was a lawyer.
Option 2: Maria said to me if you were a lawyer.
Option 3: Maria asked me that was I a lawyer?
Option 4: Maria asked me that if I were a lawyer.
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Correct Answer: Maria asked me if I was a lawyer.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
Narration conversion:
Replace the reporting verb "said" with an appropriate reporting verb for asking, which is "asked".
Since the reporting verb "asked" is in the past tense, we need to shift the tense of the reported speech from present to past.
"If" is used as a connector in case of yes or no questions.
Therefore, the correct answer is: "Maria asked me if I was a lawyer."
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Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. You said to me, “Will you dance with me?”
Option 1: You asked me that if I would dance with you.
Option 2: You asked me will you dance with me.
Option 3: You asked me if I will dance with you.
Option 4: You asked me if I would dance with you.
The prosecutor said to the watchman, “Were you present at the crime scene?”
Option 1: The prosecutor asked the watchman that you were present at the crime scene.
Option 2: The prosecutor said to the watchman were you present at the crime scene?
Option 3: The prosecutor asked the watchman that if you were present at the crime scene.
Option 4: The prosecutor asked the watchman if he was present at the crime scene.
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence. She asked me how much I had paid for the mangoes.
Option 1: She said to me, “How much did you pay for the mangoes?”
Option 2: She said to me, “How much I paid for the mangoes?”
Option 3: She said to me, “How I paid for the mangoes?”
Option 4: She said to me, “How much did I pay for the mangoes?”
Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The librarian said to me, “Which book are you taking?”
Option 1: The librarian asked me which book was I taking.
Option 2: The librarian asked me which book I had taken.
Option 3: The librarian asked me which book I am taking.
Option 4: The librarian asked me which book I was taking.
Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
He told the compere to start the programme then.
Option 1: He said to the compere, “Start the programme now.”
Option 2: He asked the compere, “You may start the programme then.”
Option 3: He told to the compere, “Start the programme then.”
Option 4: He said the compere, “You can start the programme now.”
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