Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech. Tara asked whether we would come for the company meeting.
Tara said, “Will you come for the company meeting?”
The correct answer is 'option 3'.
Key Points
- Direct speech involves directly quoting someone's words or statements. When converting a reported question into direct speech, you need to maintain the tense and structure of the question as it was originally asked.
- The reporting verb "asked" is changed to "said" because we're changing from reported speech to direct speech.
- The word "whether" is typically omitted in direct speech.
- The modal "would" changes to "will" to maintain the tense in the reported question.
- "We" changes to "you" to reflect the direct address in the reported question.
Therefore the correct answer is 'option 3'.
Direct speech:"Tara said, “Will you come for the company meeting?”
Additional Information
- Option 1 contains incorrect verb tense. "Came" should be changed to "come" to maintain the correct tense in direct speech.
- Option 2 contains incorrect verb tense. "Comes" should be changed to "come" to maintain the correct tense in direct speech. Additionally, "says" should be changed to "said" to match the past tense of the reported statement.
- Option 4 contains incorrect verb tense. "Say" should be changed to "said" to match the past tense of the reported statement. Additionally, "come" should be changed to "come" to maintain the correct tense in direct speech.
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