Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Choose the option that is the indirect form of the sentence.

“Have you got a blue scarf”? the customer asked the assistant.

Options:

The customer asked the assistant he has a blue scarf.

The customer asking the assistant if he is having a blue scarf.

The customer asked the assistant if he had a blue scarf.

The customer asked the assistant if he have a blue scarf.

Correct Answer:

The customer asked the assistant if he had a blue scarf.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the sentence is The customer asked the assistant if he had a blue scarf.

The other options are incorrect because they do not make the necessary changes to the pronouns or the tense of the verbs.

  • The option "The customer asked the assistant he has a blue scarf" does not change the pronoun "you" to "he".
  • The option "The customer asking the assistant if he is having a blue scarf" is grammatically incorrect. The verb "is having" is in the present continuous tense, but the reporting verb "asked" is in the past tense.
  • The option "The customer asked the assistant if he have a blue scarf" does not change the verb "have" to "had".