Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech. Nayan asked, “Can I call you back tomorrow?”
Nayan asked if he could call me back the next day.
The correct answer is Nayan asked if he could call me back the next day.
Exclamations: Use 'that' as a connector and change the exclamation into a statement. Reporting verbs like 'exclaimed', 'shouted', 'cried' are used. The tense change (backshift) doesn't always happen, for example, if the statement is about a universal truth or if the reporting verb is in the present tense. However, for questions reported with a past tense reporting verb like 'asked', tense and time/place changes are usually necessary.
Similar Questions
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The manager said to the staff, “Please work with dedication. You will be paid overtime whenever you work late.”
Directions: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Kavya said, “I have made a new painting.”
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The policeman said, “We are stopping the defaulters of the lockdown.”
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
My father asked how I had done that.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
"Stop! Don't fight." said the mother to her children.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Jaya asked if Riya was doing better than the previous day.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
"Where have you put the medical kit?” I asked my nephew.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The newsreader said that he was there for a heartfelt apology for making such a comment.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
“Has he come to office today?” You asked me
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The swallow asked the skylark, “Will we be able to shift the eggs from this tree by tomorrow?”
Important Questions from Direct and Indirect Speech
Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
I asked my brother if he had visited his friend who was in the hospital.
Direction : Choose the option that is in the indirect form of the sentence.
He said to his boss, "I had completed my task before the end of the day."
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The manager said to the staff, “Please work with dedication. You will be paid overtime whenever you work late.”
Identify the direction narration of the given sentence.
Rahul said, "What a pleasant surprise!"
Directions: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The lion asked the lioness, "Where will you hide yourself, until I return?”
