Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
She said to her mother, “May I have another slice of cake?”
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. She asked her mother if she might have another slice of cake.
The given sentence is in direct speech, to convert this sentence into direct speech we need to follow the following points:
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Inverted commas will get omitted and 'if' will be used for changing a direct question to an indirect question.
- In interrogative sentences, if the introductory verb is 'said', it must be changed to a verb of inquiry, e.g. ask, wonder, want to know etc. So in the given sentence, 'asked' will be used.
- Next, the first-person pronoun 'I' will be changed into the third person pronoun 'she'.
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The simple present tense form i.e. 'may' will be changed into the simple past tense form i.e. 'might'.
After following these steps, we got the indirect speech as: She asked her mother if she might have another slice of cake.
Hence, the correct answer is Option 2 i.e. She asked her mother if she might have another slice of cake.