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Change the following from direct to reported speech:
"Do you like this restaurant?" he asked me.

A
He asked me do you like this restaurant.
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He asked me did I like this restaurant.
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He asked me whether I like this restaurant.
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He asked me if I liked that restaurant.
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Solution

The correct option is C He asked me if I liked that restaurant.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

When we turn direct questions and exclamations into indirect speech, they are converted to affirmative statement .( ? and ! is not used).

Option D is correct as when we convert the given direct question to indirect speech which doesn't start with a question word, then if/whether is used, the present tense is changed to simple past tense (liked) , you is changed to he, and this to that.

The other options are wrong as you, like, and this can't be used.

The correct answer is D)He asked me if I liked that restaurant.


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