Venkey asked, "How old are you?"
Venkey asked me _______. Fill in the blank (Indirect speech) by choosing the appropriate option from below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The original direct question is: "Venkey asked, 'How old are you?'"
The answer is OPTION 2 " how old I was"
When we convert this direct question into indirect speech, we need to use the reporting verb ("asked") and adjust the pronouns and tense accordingly. The appropriate structure is: reporting verb + pronoun + interrogative word + subject + verb.
So, the correct indirect question is: "Venkey asked me how old I was."
Explanation:
- The reporting verb is "asked."
- The pronoun "you" becomes "me" in the indirect speech.
- The direct question "How old are you?" becomes the indirect question "how old I was," where the tense is changed to match the reporting verb's past tense.