Choose the option that is the indirect form of the sentence.
“Have you got a blue scarf”? the customer asked the assistant.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
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".