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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indi
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A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
'What time does the train arrive?' she asked.

A.

She enquired at what time the train arrived.

B.

She asked about the train.

C.

When will the train arrive she asked.

D.

She said when does the train arrive.

Correct option is A


Grammar Rule:
1. Interrogative Sentence Transformation:
· "Does" is removed in indirect speech.
· The verb "arrive" (Present Simple) changes to "arrived" (Past Simple).
2. Incorrect
· "She asked about the train" (Too vague).
· "When will the train arrive she asked" ( Incorrect word order).
· "She said when does the train arrive" ( Incorrect question format).
Correct Sentence: "She enquired at what time the train arrived."

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