Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Direct/indirect

Question:

Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.

 

"Are you left-handed man?" she asked me.

Options:

She asked whether I was a left- handed man.

She asked that did I was a left- handed man.

She asked about my writing.

She asks if I was a left- handed man.

Correct Answer:

She asked whether I was a left- handed man.

Explanation:

The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:

She asked whether I was a left-handed man.

The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:

  • She asked that did I was a left- handed man. The word "that" is unnecessary in indirect speech. Additionally, the verb "was" should be in the past tense, "was".
  • She asked about my writing. The sentence does not convey the fact that the question was specifically about whether I was left-handed.
  • She asks if I was a left- handed man. The reporting verb "asks" is in the present tense, but the reported clause is in the past tense.