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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. Kanhaiya said to me, “Do you want to sing?”
Question

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Kanhaiya said to me, “Do you want to sing?”

A.

Kanhaiya enquires if I want to sing.

B.

Kanhaiya asked me if I wanted to sing.

C.

Kanhaiya said that I would sing or not.

D.

Kanhaiya said that whether I would sing.

Correct option is B

The correct indirect speech is (b) Kanhaiya asked me if I wanted to sing.
Explanation:
· In indirect speech, interrogative sentences starting with Do/Does/Did are changed into indirect questions using if or whether.
· The reporting verb "said to" is changed to "asked" when reporting a question.
· The tense of the reported speech changes from present to past: “Do you want” becomes “if I wanted”.
· Structure:
· Direct: said to + object + “Do/Does/Did + subject + verb…?”
· Indirect: asked + object + if/whether + subject + past tense verb…
· Example:
· Direct: She said to him, “Do you like coffee?”
· Indirect: She asked him if he liked coffee.

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