Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
"Doctor", the patient cried, “please tell me how much time I have."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The patient pleaded with the doctor to tell her how much time she had.
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is: The patient pleaded with the doctor to tell her how much time she had.
- "Pleaded with" correctly conveys the urgency in the original statement.
- The verb "tell" is used to indicate the request for information.
- The tense shifts from "have" to "had" to match the change from direct to indirect speech.