Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.

Kavi asked Gina if French was her mother tongue.

“Is French your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina.

The most appropriate direct form of the given sentence is:

“Is French your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina.

The other answer choices are incorrect for the following reasons:

• “Whether French is your mother tongue?” Kavi asked Gina. - This is incorrect because the word "whether" is used in indirect questions, but not in direct questions.
• “Your mother tongue is French,” Kavi enquired Gina. - This is incorrect because the statement "Your mother tongue is French" is not what Kavi asked Gina.
• “French is your mother tongue,” Kavi told Gina. - This is incorrect because the statement "French is your mother tongue" is not what Kavi asked Gina.