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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the most suitable option to convert the following sentence into the Indirect Speech.

The client said to the artist, "Will you be able to complete the Painting by tomorrow morning".

Options:

The client asked the artist whether the painting would be completed by the next day morning.

The client asked the artist if she would be able to complete the painting by the next morning.

The client asked the artist that she will be able to complete the painting by the next morning.

The client asked the artist can she be able to complete the painting by the next morning.

Correct Answer:

The client asked the artist if she would be able to complete the painting by the next morning.

Explanation:

The most suitable option to convert the sentence into Indirect Speech is:

Option 2: The client asked the artist if she would be able to complete the painting by the next morning.

In indirect speech, the client's statement is reported without quoting the exact words.

Original sentence: "Will you be able to complete the painting by tomorrow morning?"

Indirect speech: The client asked the artist if she would be able to complete the painting by the next morning.

In indirect speech, the question is introduced by the reporting verb ("asked") and is followed by the conjunction "if" or "whether." The pronoun "you" is changed to "she" to match the third person perspective. Additionally, the future tense "will" is changed to "would" in the reported question. This maintains the grammatical correctness and conveys the meaning of the original sentence in a reported form.

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