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Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence. “I can give you a lift into town if that will help,” Anjali said to Rahul.
Question

Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
“I can give you a lift into town if that will help,” Anjali said to Rahul.

A.

Anjali said to Rahul that she is ready to give him a lift into town if that will help.

B.

Anjali said to Rahul that she can give you a lift into town if that is helpful.

C.

Anjali said to Rahul that I can give you a lift into town if that will help.

D.

Anjali said to Rahul that she could give him a lift into town if that would help.

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.
Option (d) “Anjali said to Rahul that she could give him a lift into town if that would help.” is correct.
Rules for converting direct speech to indirect speech-
· When the reporting verb of direct speech is in past tense then all the present tenses are changed to the corresponding past tense in indirect speech. 
· Reporting verbs such as ‘said/ said to’ changes to said, told.
· Comma inverted comma will be replaced with conjunction “That”.
· While changing direct speech to indirect speech, the modals used in the sentences change like: Can becomes could.
· The  first person in direct speech  changes as per the subject of the speech.
· The  second person of direct speech  changes as per the object of reporting speech.
· The  third person of direct speech  doesn’t change.
This option correctly shifts the direct speech into indirect speech, adjusting modal verbs ("can" to "could") and pronouns to reflect the indirect speech context accurately.

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