Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
My friend asked me where I planned to go for a vacation.
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. My friend said to me, “Where do you plan to go for a vacation?”
The given sentence is in indirect speech, to convert this sentence into direct speech we need to follow the following points:
- 'That' will be omitted and Inverted commas will be used.
- If the sentence introduces a verb of inquiry, e.g. ask, wonder, want to know etc., it will be changed to 'said' in the direct speech.
- As the sentence is an interogative sentence, threfore, in the reporting speech, the word 'where' will be used.
- Now, change the past perfect tense i.e. 'planned' into present tense i.e. 'plan'.
- Next, change the pronoun 'you' to 'I' in the direct speech.
After following these steps, we got the direct speech as: My friend said to me, “Where do you plan to go for a vacation?”
Hence, the correct answer is Option 2 i.e. My friend said to me, “Where do you plan to go for a vacation?”