A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
He said, 'Would you help me with this work?'
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. He asked if I would help him with that work.
The given sentence is a polite question starting with “Would you…?”, so in indirect speech it changes to an if/whether clause. Also, reporting verb “said” changes to “asked” because it is a question. Tense shifts from future/polite request form to conditional “would.” “This” changes to “that” due to reported speech rules.
Option Analysis:
A – incorrect because it uses “said” instead of “asked” and is less grammatically natural
B – correct because it properly changes question into indirect form using “if” + “would”
C – incorrect word order (direct question structure kept)
D – incorrect structure and missing proper conjunction