Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
She asked the drycleaner if he could dry clean her coat in a day’s time.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. She said to the drycleaner, “Can you dry clean my coat in a day’s time?”.
The given sentence is in indirect speech. As per the question we have to change it into direct speech.
Basic rules for changing or converting indirect speech into direct speech:
The commas(,), inverted commas("), and the exclamation mark are added.
In the first part of the sentence, the verb "asked" will be changed to "said to" in the direct speech.
Remove the conjunction "if", because the 'if' conjunction is not used in direct speech.
'could' will be changed into 'Can' in the direct speech.
'he' will be changed into 'you' in the direct speech.
'her' will be changed into 'my' in the direct speech.
A reported question (?) is when we tell someone what another person asked.
This is the direct and indirect speech rule for the interrogative sentence.
Therefore, as per the points mentioned above, we find that She said to the drycleaner, “Can you dry clean my coat in a day’s time?” is the correct direct form of the given sentence.