Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Smriti greeted me and asked me where I was working then.
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Smriti said to me, “Hello! Where are you working now?”
The given sentence is in indirect speech, to convert this sentence into direct speech we need to follow the following points:
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The comma and inverted commas are added.
- In interrogative sentences, if a verb of inquiry, e.g. ask, wonder, want to know etc. is used, it must be changed to the introductory verb i.e. 'said to'.
- Next, the first-person pronoun 'I' will be changed into the second person pronoun 'you'.
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The past continuous tense form will be changed into the present continuous tense form.
- Also, in the reported speech "then" is changed into "now".
After following these steps, we got the direct speech as: Smriti said to me, “Hello! Where are you working now?”
Hence, the correct answer is Option 3 i.e. Smriti said to me, “Hello! Where are you working now?”