Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.

She asked me affectionately what she could do for me.

Options:

She said to me, “What can I do for you, dear?”

She said to me, “What she could do for me?”

She said to me, “What can you do for her, dear?”

She said to me, “What could I do for me?”

Correct Answer:

She said to me, “What can I do for you, dear?”

Explanation:

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.