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Fill in the blank using the direct speech:
He asked us whom we would visit.
He asked us, "Whom _________?"

A
Will you visit
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Would you visit
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You will visit
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D
We would visit
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Solution

The correct option is A Will you visit

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 A is correct as the given indirect speech consists of 'whom' which suggests that the direct speech must be a question and should start with whom, would is changed to will and we to you.

The other options are wrong as would, you will and we would can't be used.

The correct answer is A)Will you visit


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