Choose the option in which the above sentence has been changed into Indirect Speech:
He said to me, “Will you please help me?”

Correct option is B

Correct indirect speech: (b) He asked me if I would please help him.
Definition (Direct Speech):
• Direct Speech → exact words of the speaker in quotation marks. (Hindi: वक्ता के शब्द ज्यों-के-त्यों)
Definition (Indirect/Reported Speech):
• Indirect Speech → reported words without quotes with grammatical changes. (Hindi: अप्रत्यक्ष कथन)
Step-by-step conversion (in detail):
• Reporting verb: “said to” becomes asked because it is a question.
• Yes/No question conversion: use if/whether.
• Pronoun changes:
– “you” (listener = me) → I
– “me” (speaker = he) → him
• Tense/modal backshift (reporting verb is past):
– “will” → would
• Remove question mark; indirect is a statement structure.
Grammatical rule (English):
• Yes/No question: asked + object + if/whether + subject + would/could + V¹
व्याकरणिक नियम (Hindi):
• Yes/No प्रश्न का indirect: asked + object + if/whether + subject + verb; past reporting verb होने पर modal पीछे जाता है (will → would) और pronoun बदलते हैं।
Why other options are incorrect:
• (a) “requested…if” incorrect structure + “will” not backshifted.
• (c) “requested…if” not correct; “requested” usually takes “to + verb” (request someone to…).
• (d) pronouns wrong (“shall help me”); “me” should become “him”.
Hence, option (b) is the correct answer.