Question

Choose the correct reported speech forms of the sentences. The chairwoman asked me, 'May I join you?’

• A. The chairwoman asked me whether she could join me.
• B. The chairwoman asked me whether she may join me.
• C. The chairwoman asked me if she may join me.
• D. The chairwoman asked me if she could join me.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The chairwoman asked me whether she could join me.

To report a formal yes/no question, 'whether' is used, and 'may' changed to 'could'.