In the following question, a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. He said to me,"Why did you strike me?"
In the following question, a sentence is given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech. He said to me,"Why did you strike me?" Correct Answer He inquired of me why I had struck him
The correct answer is option 3)
- In case of interrogative sentence, depending on the nature, it is be converted into indirect speech, 'said' is changed to 'asked' or one can use 'inquired' or 'demanded'.
- If the question in the direct speech begins with, '-wh' words, no conjunction will be placed like, 'if', 'whether'. The '-wh' word remains intact in the indirect speech too.
- The main verb follows the rule based on the tense of the same, 'struck' used here.
Following the rules, we get: "He inquired of me why I had struck him".
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