2018 · Q114
In the following items, each sentence is given in Direct Speech followed by four options in Indirect Speech. Select the option that most appropriately expresses the sentence in Indirect Speech and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.
The actor said to his co-star, Sarita, “Will you go with me for a cup of tea in the evening today?”
EnglishNarration
- AThe actor said to his co-star if she would go for a cup of tea with him in evening today
- BThe actor told his co-star, Sarita if she would go with him for a cup of tea in evening that day
- CThe actor requests his co-star, Sarita if she would go with him for a cup of tea in that evening that day
- DThe actor asked his co-star Sarita if she would go with him for a cup of tea in the evening that day
Explanation
The yes/no question is reported with ‘asked … if’. ‘Will’ becomes ‘would’, and ‘today’ becomes ‘that day’. Options using ‘said’ or ‘requests’ mishandle the reporting verb or tense. Hence option (d) is correct.