The correct answer is Option (2) - He said to me, "What do you want?"
The correct change of the statement "He asked me what I wanted" to direct speech is: He said to me, "What do you want?"
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Understanding Indirect Speech: The original sentence is in indirect speech, where "what I wanted" indicates that the speaker is referring to a past desire.
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Conversion to Direct Speech: When converting to direct speech, we focus on how the question would be asked directly. Since it is a question about what the listener wants at that moment, it should be phrased as "What do you want?" This captures the essence of the question in a natural, conversational format.
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Other Options:
- "What I want?": This is incorrect because it does not follow standard question structure; it lacks the auxiliary verb.
- "What he wants?": This shifts the subject and is incorrect because it does not represent the original speaker's intention.
- "What will you want?": This changes the tense and meaning, making it a future inquiry instead of a present or past one.
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