Change the following sentence from Direct Speech into Indirect Speech:

"When will the train arrive?" the passenger said to the guard.

Correct option is C

When converting from Direct Speech to Indirect Speech, we need to make a few important changes:
· The question form becomes a statement form.
· The tense of the verb usually shifts back one step in the past ("will" becomes "would").
· The interrogative sentence is turned into a reported clause without using question marks.
In the given sentence, "When will the train arrive?" changes into "when the train would arrive" when reported indirectly. The introductory verb "said" changes to "asked" because it is a question. Hence, the correct indirect form is: The passenger asked the guard when the train would arrive, which matches option (c).
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· Direct Speech quotes the exact words of the speaker inside quotation marks.
· Indirect Speech (Reported Speech) conveys the meaning without quoting exact words, and often involves tense changes.
· In questions, the word order changes from interrogative (question form) to assertive (statement form).
· Modal verbs often change:
· "will" becomes "would"
· "shall" becomes "should"
· "can" becomes "could"
· No question marks (?) are used in Indirect Speech.
· Reporting verbs like "ask," "inquire," or "wonder" are often used for questions.