Choose the most appropriate reported construction of the following sentence:
Kunal said to his father, “Let me go on the school trip to Rishikesh.”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Kunal requested his father to allow him to go on the school trip to Rishikesh.
Changing a “Let me” sentence into indirect speech:
| Change | Direct | Indirect | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reporting verb | said to his father | requested his father | Kunal is asking for permission. So “said to” becomes “requested”. |
| To + verb | Let me go | to allow him to go | “Let me” here means “please allow me”. So it becomes “to allow” + person + “to go”. |
| Pronoun change | me | him | Kunal is the speaker, so “me” becomes “him”. |
| Full sentence | Kunal said to his father, “Let me go on the school trip to Rishikesh.” | Kunal requested his father to allow him to go on the school trip to Rishikesh. |
When “Let me” offers help, it is reported with “offered to” + verb. Example: Arun said to his aunt, “Let me carry your bag.” → Arun offered to carry his aunt’s bag.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Kunal requested his father to allow me to go on the school trip to Rishikesh. — Incorrect. “Me” is left unchanged. Kunal is the speaker, so it must become “him”.
Option 2: Kunal suggested to his father that they should go on the school trip to Rishikesh. — Incorrect. “Suggested ... that they should” reports a plan for a group. Kunal said “Let me”. He asked permission for himself alone.
Option 4: Kunal requested his father that let him go on the school trip to Rishikesh. — Incorrect. “That let him go” keeps the spoken form after “that”. “Requested” + person needs “to” + verb.