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Standard XII

Mathematics

Permutation under Restriction

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Question

Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said, "Will you be there tomorrow?"

He asked if she would be there the next day.

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He asked if she would be there tomorrow.

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He asked whether she would be there tomorrow.

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He asked that would you be there the next day.

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Solution

The correct option is C He asked if she would be there the next day.
The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).
In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.
In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.
Option A is correct as the question in the inverted commas is in the simple future tense, and so, 'would' is used, 'tomorrow' is transformed to 'the next day', and the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used.
Options B, C, and D are wrong as 'tomorrow' cannot be used as it is, 'the appropriate conjunction is not used, and 'you' is not transformed respectively.
The correct answer is A)He asked if she would be there the next day.

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Study these sentences:

• His friend asked, “Did you see the snake the next day, doctor?”

His friend asked the doctor whether/if he had seen the snake the next day.

• The little girl wondered, “Will I be home before the TV show begins?”

The little girl wondered if/whether she would be home before the TV show began.

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The words if/whether are used to report questions which begin with: do, will, can, have, are etc. These questions can be answered ‘yes’ or ‘no’.

Questions beginning with why/when/where/how/which/what are reported using these same words.

The reporting verbs we use in questions with if/whether/why/when etc. are: ask, inquire and wonder.

Remember that in reported speech,

• the present tense changes to past tense

• here, today, tomorrow, yesterday etc. change to there, that day, the next day, the day before, etc.

• I/you change to me/him/he, etc., as necessary.

Example: • He said to me, “I don’t believe you.”

He said he did not believe me.

• She said to him, ‘I don’t believe you.’

She told him that she did not believe him.

Report these questions using if/whether or why/when/where/how/which/what.

Remember the italicised verbs change into the past tense.

1. Meena asked her friend, “Do you think your teacher will come today?”

2. David asked his colleague, “Where will you go this summer?”

3. He asked the little boy, “Why are you studying English?”

4. She asked me, “When are we going to leave?”

5. Pran asked me, “Have you finished reading the newspaper?”

6. Seema asked her, “How long have you lived here?”

7. Sheila asked the children “Are you ready to do the work?”

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Change the following statement into indirect speech.He said, "Will you be there tomorrow?"

Change the following statement into indirect speech.
He said, "Will you be there tomorrow?"