Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Kavi asked Gina if French was her mother tongue.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
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.