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Q: Change the following sentence from Direct Speech into Indirect Speech. My friend said to me, "Which play have you seen recently?"
  • A. My friend asked me that which play I had seen recently.
  • B. My friend asked me which play had I seen recently.
  • C. My friend asked me which play I had seen recently.
  • D. My friend asked me which play I saw recently
Correct Answer: Option C - Direct speech of the above sentence is in (wh-type) interrogative sentence. Its indirect speech will be made from the following rule- 1. Reporting verb 'said to' changed into 'asked'. 2. Interrogative word 'which' is used as a conjunction in the place of 'comma and inverted comma'. 3. Reported speech of interrogative sentence will be converted into assertive sentence. The correct indirect speech - My friend asked me which play I had seen recently.
C. Direct speech of the above sentence is in (wh-type) interrogative sentence. Its indirect speech will be made from the following rule- 1. Reporting verb 'said to' changed into 'asked'. 2. Interrogative word 'which' is used as a conjunction in the place of 'comma and inverted comma'. 3. Reported speech of interrogative sentence will be converted into assertive sentence. The correct indirect speech - My friend asked me which play I had seen recently.

Explanations:

Direct speech of the above sentence is in (wh-type) interrogative sentence. Its indirect speech will be made from the following rule- 1. Reporting verb 'said to' changed into 'asked'. 2. Interrogative word 'which' is used as a conjunction in the place of 'comma and inverted comma'. 3. Reported speech of interrogative sentence will be converted into assertive sentence. The correct indirect speech - My friend asked me which play I had seen recently.