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Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence. I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.
Question

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
I asked him where he had lost the pen I had brought for him the previous day.

A.

I said to him, “Where do you lose the pen I had brought for him yesterday?”

B.

I said to him, “Where he had lost the pen I brought for him yesterday?”

C.

I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you the previous day?”

D.

I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?”

Correct option is D


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.
I said to him, “Where have you lost the pen I brought for you yesterday?”
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 option accurately converts the indirect question into direct speech, maintaining the tense and the specifics of the situation as originally mentioned.

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