Question

Indirect speech of : He said, “Where can I get a book ?” is

• A. He asked where he could get a book
• B. He said as to where get a book
• C. He is saying to get to a book
• D. He says that where is the book

Hint:

In indirect questions, the reporting verb becomes 'asked', and the question's word order (verb-subject) reverts to the normal statement order (subject-verb).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Change the reporting verb. Since the direct speech is a question, the reporting verb 'said' changes to 'asked'. Step 2: Remove punctuation. The quotation marks and question mark are removed. Step 3: Change the verb tense and pronoun. The verb 'can' changes to its past tense form 'could'. The pronoun 'I' changes to 'he' to match the subject. Step 4: Change the sentence structure. The interrogative structure ("Where can I...") changes to an assertive structure ("where he could..."). This gives the final sentence: "He asked where he could get a book."