Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
Raveena asked me if I had her maid's number.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct direct form of the given sentence is:
Raveena asked me, "Do you have my maid's number?"
This is because direct speech is the exact words that someone spoke. In the direct form, the subject and tense of the verb do not change.
The other options are incorrect because they change the direct form of the sentence in some way:
- Raveena asked me, "Are you having my maid's number?" - This sentence changes the present tense of the verb "have" to the continuous tense.
- Raveena said to me, "Does you have my maid's number?" - This sentence changes the subject of the question from "I" to "you."
- Raveena asked to me, "Have you have my maid's number?" - This sentence repeats the word "have" unnecessarily.