Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
He said to me, “Do you own this beautiful car?”
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. He asked me if I owned that beautiful car.
- The given sentence is interrogative in nature.
- The reported speech will begin with If or whether,
- The reporting verb 'said' is changed into 'asked' or 'enquired'.
- The tense of the given sentence will change from 'present tense' to 'past tense'
- Thus, own will be replaced with owned.
- The second person 'you' will be changed into 'I'.
The correct form of indirect speech is:
He asked me if I owned that beautiful car.