Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The stranger said to me “What is your name?”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The most appropriate option to express the given sentence in indirect speech is:
The stranger asked me what my name was.
The other options are incorrect:
- The stranger has asked me what is my name. - This is incorrect because the verb "has asked" is in the present perfect tense, but the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense.
- The stranger asked me what was my name. - This is incorrect because the verb "was" is in the simple past tense, but the reporting verb "said" is in the past tense.
- Told me what my name is. - This is incorrect because the reporting verb "told" is used to express a statement, but the stranger is asking a question.