Choose the option to correctly change the following from direct to indirect speech.
"Are you free tomorrow?" She said to me.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) - She asked me if I was free the next day.
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Changing a Question to Indirect Speech:
- Since the direct speech is a yes/no question, it requires the use of "if" or "whether" in indirect speech.
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Tense Change:
- The reporting verb ("asked") is in the past tense. Thus, the verb in the direct question, "are", changes to the past tense, "was".
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Time Reference Change:
- The word "tomorrow" in direct speech changes to "the next day" in indirect speech.
She asked me if I was free the next day.