Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

She said to me, "What can I do for you?”'

Options:

She asked me what she can do for me.

She asked me whether she can do anything for me.

She asked me what can she do for me.

She asked me what she could do for me.

Correct Answer:

She asked me what she could do for me.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

She asked me what she could do for me.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • She asked me what she can do for me. - The present tense modal verb "can" is not appropriate in indirect speech, as the speaker is reporting what was said in the past.
  • She asked me whether she can do anything for me. - The word "whether" is unnecessary in indirect speech.