Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
I said to the postman, “Is there a letter for me?”
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
I asked the postman if there was a letter for me.
The other options are incorrect:
- I asked the postman that is there a letter for me. This is incorrect because we use the word "if" to introduce questions in indirect speech.
- I asked the postman if there is a letter for me. This is incorrect because the reported speech is in the present tense, not the past tense.
- I asked the postman was there a letter for me. This is incorrect because the verb "was" should be "was there".