Kiran asked me, "Did you see the Cricket match on television last night?"
A. Kiran asked me whether I saw the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
B. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
C. Kiran asked me did I see the Cricket match on television the last night.
D. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the last night.
Answer: Option B
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Kiran asked me, "Did you see the Cricket match on television last night?"
A. Kiran asked me whether I saw the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
B. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the earlier night.
C. Kiran asked me did I see the Cricket match on television the last night.
D. Kiran asked me whether I had seen the Cricket match on television the last night.
David said to Anna, "Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow."
A. David told Anna that Mona will leave for her native place tomorrow.
B. David told Anna that Mona left for her native place the next day.
C. David told Anna that Mona would be leaving for her native place tomorrow.
D. David told Anna that Mona would leave for her native place the next day.
I said to him, "Why are you working so hard?"
A. I asked him why he was working so hard.
B. I asked him why was he working so hard.
C. I asked him why had he been working so hard.
D. I asked him why he had been working so hard.
He said to her, "What a cold day!"
A. He told her that it was a cold day.
B. He exclaimed that it was a cold day.
C. He exclaimed sorrowfully that it was a cold day.
D. He exclaimed that it was a very cold day.
That is changed into I had seen because its question is did. Then last night is changed into the earlier night
That is changed into I had seen because its question is did. Then last night is changed into the earlier night
I think none of them is the answer....
The correct answer should be:
Kiran asked me whether i (had seen)/saw the Cricket match on television last night.
Please note that i didn't use 'the" before 'last night' coz 'the' is not mentioned in the question before 'last night'.
can we use 'saying' in the indirect speech ? kindly explain me the concept.
B
The answer should be 'A'.
Explanation : If an action took place at a point in time in the past (here 'last night') then it should be translated in past indefinite form. In past perfect a time frame or an another action is mentioned.
Yesterday night changes to last night in indirect form.So i think there is no need to change last night to earlier night.
Last night will change into the previous night or the night before.
Correct answer must be (B), since neither of the above is given in answers.
But we should change the phrase 'last night' to 'earlier night'. As we know that 'last night' should be change to 'the previous night' or 'the night before'.
Here both options are missing. So earlier night is better solution, because 'earlier' is similar to previous.
So option (B) is better
Questions which can be answered in YES/NO.
To change questions (which can be answered in yes or no) into indirect speech, word if or whether is used before the question in indirect speech. Rules for change in tense of question sentences are same as for change in normal tenses in indirect speech but sentence will not start with the auxiliary verb of the tense. The word that is not used between reporting verb and reported speech as conjunction in indirect speech for question sentence. Question mark is not used in indirect speech.
Examples:
Direct speech: He said to me, "do you like music?"
Indirect Speech: He asked me if I liked music. (Not, did I like music) Or
Indirect Speech: He asked me whether I liked music.
Direct speech: She said, "Will he participate in the quiz competition?"
Indirect Speech: She asked me if he would participate in quiz competition.
Direct speech: I said to him, "are you feeling well?"
Indirect Speech: I asked him if he was feeling well.
Direct speech: They said to me, "did u go to school?"
Indirect Speech: They asked me if I had gone to school.
Direct speech: He said to me, "Have you taken the breakfast?"
Indirect Speech: He asked me if I had taken the breakfast.
wrong answer....answer should b A
how whether is used
This answer is incorrect. It should not be "the last night" but instead, "the previous night"