Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Rahul said to his mother, “When will you come back?”
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Rahul asked his mother when she would come back.
- The reporting speech of the given direct voice is in Simple future tense, so, will/shall will be changed to would/should.
- "Said" of the reporting verb will be changed to "asked".
- Comma and inverted comma will be removed.
- The second person of the reported speech i.e., You will be changed according to the object of the reporting verb i.e., His mother.
- Sentence will be changed from interrogative to imperative form.
The most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence-
Rahul asked his mother when she would come back.