Father said to his son, "Where are you going"? The indirect speech of the above sentence is ________.
Father asked his son where he was going.
For reporting a Wh-question, 'said to' changes to 'asked', no 'that' is used, the question mark is dropped, and 'are' backshifts to 'was': "Father asked his son where he was going."
Important Questions from Direct and Indirect Speech
- Choose the correct idiom for the word highlighted in bold.
"The boss called the employees together for a meeting. He said he didn't know who was stealing from the company, but that he would leave no stone unturned until he found out who it was." Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech.
Prabha said to Prabhu, "Prem was playing cards."
Directions: A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
The duty officer said, "It is unlikely that fulfillment of these criteria and conditions can be accomplished in less than 48 hours".
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
She said to me, “You will speak at the conference tomorrow.”
Choose the option that is the indirect form of the sentence.
A new student said to me, "Where is the Principal's office?"
