Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The counter clerk asked the visitor, “What is your name?”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct option is: The counter clerk asked the visitor his name.
The other options are incorrect:
- "The counter clerk asks the visitor your name." is incorrect because the verb tense is incorrect. The indirect speech sentence should be in the past tense, not the present tense.
- "The counter clerk is asking the visitor your name." is incorrect because the verb tense is incorrect. The indirect speech sentence should be in the past tense, not the present progressive tense.
- "The counter clerk has asked the visitor his name." is also correct, but it is a more specific way of saying the same thing. It implies that the counter clerk asked the visitor his name and now knows his name.