Select the option that is the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
My grandmother said to me, "Do you want me to teach you knitting?"
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. My grandmother asked me if I wanted her to teach me knitting.
Changes required:
Conjunction: The sentence is a yes/no question in direct speech, so we use the conjunction “if” to join the reported speech.
Verb: "Said to" changes to "asked" as the sentence is a question.
Tense: The reporting verb “said” is in the past tense. Therefore, the present tense verb “want” changes to its past form “wanted”.
Pronoun:
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“you” becomes “me” (because the speaker is talking to "me")
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“me” becomes “her” (because the speaker is the grandmother)
Others: The sentence structure changes from question to a statement form.
Converted sentence: My grandmother asked me if I wanted her to teach me knitting.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.