Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
She asked me affectionately what she could do for me.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The most appropriate direct form of the given sentence is:
She said to me, "What can I do for you, dear?"
The other answer choices are incorrect for the following reasons:
- She said to me, "What she could do for me?" - This is incorrect because the pronoun "she" refers to the speaker, but the speaker is asking what she can do for the listener.
- She said to me, "What can you do for her, dear?" - This is incorrect because the pronoun "her" refers to the speaker, but the speaker is asking what she can do for the listener.
- She said to me, "What could I do for me?" - This is incorrect because the speaker is asking herself what she can do for herself, which is grammatically incorrect.