Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The driver said to the passerby, “Do you know the way to the market?”
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e The driver asked the passerby if he knew the way to the market.
Given sentence: The driver said to the passerby, “Do you know the way to the market?”
The given sentence is in the present simple tense. It will be converted to past simple tense.
Remove commas, inverted commas, and question marks.
"Said to" is changed to "asked to".
The second person "you" will be changed to the third person "he".
So, the final sentence is:
The driver asked the passerby if he knew the way to the market.