Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
I said to the postman, “Is there a letter for me?”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. I asked the postman if there was a letter for me.
- "Said to" is converted to "asked" to fit the indirect speech format, as the sentence is a question.
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Adjustment in Tense: The direct question "Is there" is converted to "if there was" to match the past tense context of the reporting verb "asked."
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Removal of Quotation Marks: The direct question is integrated into the sentence without quotation marks.
So the complete indirect form is: "I asked the postman if there was a letter for me."