Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct to Indirect Speech.
She said, "Can I ask a question?"

Correct option is A

The correct indirect speech is (a) She asked whether she could ask a question.
Explain the rules of conversion in detail.
· Reporting verb change: For a yes/no interrogative, change said → asked.
· Connector: Use if/whether (here whether) instead of the question mark; remove inversion.
· Pronoun shift: I → she (speaker = She).
· Backshift of modal: can → could because the reporting verb is in the past.
· Punctuation: Drop quotes and question mark; use a statement order (S + V).
Why others are incorrect:
· (b) might corresponds to may in direct, not can; changes meaning (permission/possibility).
· (c) said whether is not standard for interrogatives; use asked.
· (d) No backshift ( can → could) after a past reporting verb, so it’s tense-incorrect.