In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The father said to the son, "Why do you not start preparing for the examination this month?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. The father asked the son why he did not start preparing for the examination that month.
- For changing direct/indirect speech into indirect/direct speech certain grammatical rules are followed:-
- Reporting verb will be changed into "asked".
- Inverted comma will be removed and "why" will act as the conjunction.
- Tense of the statement will be changed into Simple past tense.
- "this" will be changed into "that".
As the chosen option follows all the given rules it will be correct.