Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct voice.
The young boy asked his mother how he could fix his broken toy.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The original sentence is in indirect (reported) speech: 'The young boy asked his mother how he could fix his broken toy.'
To convert from indirect to direct speech:
The reporting verb 'asked' indicates a question, which is correctly used in options A and D. Options B and C use 'said' which is less appropriate for a direct question.
The reported clause 'how he could fix his broken toy' needs to be converted back into a direct question format. The tense changes from past (could fix) to present (can fix).
The pronoun 'he' in the reported clause refers to the young boy, so in direct speech, it becomes 'I'.
Option D follows all these rules.