Choose the correct option to complete the sentence in indirect speech:
Jerry said to Tom, "May I take this piece of cheese?"
Jerry asked Tom if ____that piece of cheese.
Choose the correct option to complete the sentence in indirect speech:
Jerry said to Tom, "May I take this piece of cheese?"
Jerry asked Tom if ____that piece of cheese.
The correct option is C He might take
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 c is correct as may is changed to might and I to he.
The other options are wrong as I, may, and might he can't be used.
The correct answer is C)He might take
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 c is correct as may is changed to might and I to he.
The other options are wrong as I, may, and might he can't be used.
The correct answer is C)He might take
