Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Choose the correct form of reported speech from the options given below :

Rakesh said, "Shall I play the movie?"

Options:

Rakesh said if he could play the movie?

Rakesh asked that he should play the movie.

Rakesh said if he should play the movie.

Rakesh asked if he should play the movie.

Correct Answer:

Rakesh asked if he should play the movie.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - Rakesh asked if he should play the movie.

  • In reported speech, the question "Shall I play the movie?" is reported in the past tense, and the question format changes.
  • The modal verb "Shall" becomes "should" in indirect speech when the reporting verb is in the past.
  • The word "if" is used to introduce the indirect question, and the sentence is phrased as a request or inquiry.

Thus, the correct transformation is: Rakesh asked if he should play the movie.