Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
The customer asked the shopkeeper how much she had to pay for the little glass table.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. The customer said to the shopkeeper, “How much have I to pay for the little glass table?”.
- To convert from indirect to direct speech:
- Revert the reporting verb, change "asked" to "asked" in direct speech.
- The indirect speech "had to pay" should be converted to the direct speech tense to match the present tense format of direct speech.
- Enclose the direct speech in quotation marks and ensure it is framed as a question.
Thus, the direct form is 'The customer said to the shopkeeper, “How much have I to pay for the little glass table?"'