Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The storekeeper asked the security, "Did you see the torch I kept here?"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is: "The storekeeper asked the security whether he had seen the torch he had kept there."
Explanation:
When converting the direct speech into indirect speech, we typically shift the tenses back one step into the past. Also, when reporting a past question, the word "if" or "whether" is used to introduce the reported question.
So, "Did you see" changes to "whether he had seen," and "I kept" changes to "he had kept."
Therefore, the correct option is: "The storekeeper asked the security whether he had seen the torch he had kept there."