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    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. He said to me, “What can I do for you?”
    Question

    Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
    He said to me, “What can I do for you?”

    A.

    He asked me what he could do for me.

    B.

    He asked me that what could I do for you.

    C.

    He asked me what I could do for him.

    D.

    He asked me what he can do for me.

    Correct option is A


    The correct indirect form of the sentence is "He asked me what he could do for me."
    Direct speech- Direct speech, also known as quoted speech or direct quotation, is a way of reporting someone's exact words.
    Indirect speech- Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect quotation, is a way of reporting someone's words or thoughts indirectly, without using their exact words.
    The following rules should be followed while converting an indirect speech to direct speech:
    · Use the reporting verb such as (say, said to) in its correct tense.
    · Put a comma before the statement and the first letter of the statement should be in capital letter.
    · Insert question mark, quotation marks, exclamation mark and full stop, based on the mood of the sentence.
    · Remove the Conjunctions like (that, to, if or whether) wherever necessary.
    · Where the reporting verb is in past tense in indirect, change it to present tense in the direct speech.
    · Change the past perfect tense either into present perfect tense or past tense, as necessary.
    · Pronouns will be changed accordingly.
    This maintains the interrogative nature of the original sentence while converting it to indirect speech.

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