In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The teacher said, "Tell me, students, what have you learnt from the lectures this week?"
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The teacher asked the students to tell him what they had learnt from the lectures that week.
- As the reported speech is in "interrogative sentence" we need to make changes according to this.
- There will be a change in the reporting verb and it will be changed into "asked".
- The inverted comma will be changed into "to".
- Tense of the reported verb will be changed into "past perfect tense".
As all the rules are followed by the chosen option it will be correct.