Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The fisherman asked his contractor if those salmons were to go on that morning’s fish train.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. The fisherman said to his contractor, “Are these salmons to go on this morning’s fish train?”
- The indirect form of the sentence is imperative. So as per the requirement, the sentence will be changed into its interrogative form.
- The structure of the sentence should be converted into a question form.
- The reporting verb is in the past tense, after conversion, it will be changed into a present tense.
- The past perfect tense is either changed to past tense or present perfect as the need be
- The use of reporting verbs such as "say", "said to", or "said" in their correct tenses.
- The conjunctions "that", "to", "if", "weather", and so on should be removed.
- Question mark should be used.
- Put a comma before the statement.
The correct form of direct speech is-
The fisherman said to his contractor, “Are these salmons to go on this morning’s fish train?”