Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the option that is the direct form of the sentence.

Kirti asked me if I had watched the movie on television the previous night.

Options:

Kirti asked me, “You had watched the movie on television last night?”

Kirti asked me, “Had you watched the movie on television last night?”

Kirti asked me, “Did you watch the movie on television last night?”

Kirti asked me, “Did I watched the movie on television last night?”

Correct Answer:

Kirti asked me, “Did you watch the movie on television last night?”

Explanation:

The direct form of the given sentence is: Kirti asked me, “Did you watch the movie on television last night?”

Explanation:
In direct speech, the question mark is placed inside the quotation marks. Additionally, when converting from indirect to direct speech, the word order is changed back to the normal order of subject-verb-object. Therefore, "if I had watched" becomes "Did you watch."

So, the correct option is: "Kirti asked me, “Did you watch the movie on television last night?”"