Choose the option that correctly changes the following sentence from the Direct to the Indirect Speech:
Rudra said to Ali, "Why is there so much commotion?"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is "Rudra asked Ali why there was so much commotion."
This is the indirect speech version of the given direct speech sentence. In indirect speech, we report what someone said without using their exact words. We also make some changes to the tense of the verbs and the pronouns.
Here is a table that shows the changes made to convert the direct speech sentence to indirect speech:
| FEATURE | DIRECT SPEECH | INDIRECT SPEECH |
|---|---|---|
| VERB TENSE | PRESENT TENSE("is") | Past tense ("was") |
| PRONUN | "you"(DIRECT OBJECT) | "him" (INDIRECT OBJECT) |