Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

Fiona enquired whether I had gone to school on Tuesday.

Options:

“Had you been going to school on Tuesday?” Fiona asked me.

“Where are you going on Tuesday?’’ Fiona asked me.

“Did you go to school on Tuesday?’’ Fiona asked me.

“Are you gone to school on Tuesday? Fiona enquired.

Correct Answer:

“Did you go to school on Tuesday?’’ Fiona asked me.

Explanation:

The correct option is “Did you go to school on Tuesday?’’ Fiona asked me.

The sentence "Fiona enquired whether I had gone to school on Tuesday" is in indirect speech. To convert it to direct speech, we need to remove the conjunction "whether" and change the verb "enquired" to "asked". We also need to add quotation marks around the reported speech.

The other options are incorrect because:

  • "Had you been going to school on Tuesday?" is asking about an ongoing action, but the original sentence is asking about a specific event that happened in the past.
  • "Where are you going on Tuesday?" is asking about a future event, but the original sentence is asking about a past event.
  • "Are you gone to school on Tuesday?" is grammatically incorrect. The past participle "gone" should be used to form the perfect tense, but the original sentence is in the simple past tense.