A sentence is provided in indirect speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding direct speech.
She asked him if he had ever been to the Taj Mahal.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: C
Explanation
Correct Answer
She asked him, 'Have you ever been to the Taj Mahal?'
ExplanationWhen converting indirect speech back to direct speech, we look at the tense and the structure of the question.
The indirect speech uses 'had ever been' (past perfect), which indicates that the original direct speech was in the present perfect tense ('have ever been').
Since the indirect question starts with 'if,' it signifies that the original direct question was a 'yes/no' question.
'She asked him' remains the reporting clause in the direct speech.