Choose the option that is the most appropriate conversion of the following sentence into Direct Speech.
He asked her whether she wanted tea or coffee with her breakfast.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
Correct Answer: He said to her, "Do you want tea or coffee with your breakfast?"
Explanation:
Reporting Verb:
In direct speech, the reporting verb asked her changes to said to her.
Conjunction Removal: The conjunction whether is omitted when converting to direct questions.
Tense Change:
Simple Past tense (wanted) in indirect speech changes back to Simple Present tense (Do you want) in direct speech.
Pronoun Change:
The third-person pronouns she and her refer to the listener (object of the reporting verb), so they revert to the second-person pronouns you and your.
Sentence Structure: A direct polar (yes/no) question requires the interrogative structure: Auxiliary verb (Do) + Subject (you) + Main verb (want).