Question
Download Solution PDFSelect the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
He asked me when I had booked the flight tickets.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is He said to me, “When did you book the flight tickets?”
Key Points
- The given sentence is in Indirect Speech. As per the question we have to change it into Direct Speech.
- The process of transformation is as follows:
- 'Asked' will be changed into 'said to' because the given question is an example of an interrogative sentence with a question word.
- Commas and inverted commas will be added.
- 'had booked' will be changed into 'did book'.
- 'I' will be changed into 'you' because we know that in 'direct to indirect' transformation second-person pronouns are changed according to the object of the reporting verb.
- Thus, the correct answer is Option 1.
Correct Sentence: He said to me, “When did you book the flight tickets?”
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