Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Radha said, “Why didn’t he forward his petition to me?”
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 1 i.e. Radha enquired why he had not forwarded his petition to her.
The following steps must be followed to convert the given direct form of the sentence into its indirect form:
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Identify the reporting verb: In this case, the reporting verb is "said."
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Identify the reporting verb's reporting clause: The reporting clause is "Radha said."
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Identify the tense of the reporting verb: In this case, the tense is past tense.
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Convert the reporting verb to the corresponding reporting verb in the reporting clause, "said" can be changed to "enquired" to indicate a question.
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"that" is used to introduce the reported speech.
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Change the pronouns and possessive adjectives in the reported speech, "me" should be changed to "her" to reflect the perspective of the reported speech.
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Change the tense of the verb in the reported speech, "didn't" should be changed to "had not" to reflect past tense in reported speech.
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The reported speech should not be enclosed in quotation marks or separated by a comma.
Thus, the most appropriate form of indirect sentence is:
Radha enquired why he had not forwarded his petition to her.