Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
He said he was going for shopping and asked if he might get me anything.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. He said, “I’m going for shopping. May I get you anything?
Converting indirect speech to direct speech involves several rules which are as follows:
- Change the pronouns and verb tenses to match the subject of the reporting verb (in this case, "He said").
- "He was" changes to "I'm" (first-person singular present tense).
- "He might get" changes to "May I get" (first-person singular present tense).
- Use comma after the reporting verb and put the reported speech under inverted commas.
- Use double quotation marks to indicate the exact words spoken by the person.
Applying these rules, the correct direct form is: He said, "I'm going for shopping. May I get you anything?"