Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The beggar woman said, "What will I do with so much money, my dear Prince?"
Option 1: The beggar woman asked the prince what she would do with so much money.
Option 2: The beggar woman said to the prince what she could do with so much money.
Option 3: The beggar woman said to the prince, what would she do with so much money.
Option 4: The beggar woman asked the prince what she should do with so much money.
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Correct Answer: The beggar woman asked the prince what she would do with so much money.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option .
Reported speech, or indirect speech, is the form of speech used to convey what was said by someone at some point in time.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb "said" is changed to "asked" because the original sentence is a question.
- The first-person pronoun "I" is changed to the third-person pronoun "she".
- The modal "will' is changed to its past form, "would".
- The reporting clause is added to convey that the beggar woman is addressing the prince.
Therefore, the correct answer is: "The beggar woman asked the prince what she would do with so much money."
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