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 clerk said to the visitor, "Shall I ask these people to wait for you?"
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The clerk asked the visitor if he should ask those people to wait for him.
- 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 "if".
- "shall" will be changed into "should".
- The reported speech will be changed into "assertive sentence".
As all the rules are followed by the chosen option it will be correct.