Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable option:
Uncle Ram said to Tom, "Do you know me?"
Uncle Ram asked Tom if ____________.

• A. He knew him
• B. Did he know him
• C. He knows me
• D. You knew him

Answer 1

The correct option is A He knew him

As the given question is in the simple present tense, we will convert it into simple past tense in the indirect speech.

Option B - 'Did he know him' is a question again as 'did' is used in the beginning of the sentence. As we need a simple sentence and not an interrogatory sentence, hence we can't use 'did he know him'. Thus option B is incorrect.

Option C - 'He knows me' can't be used here as 'knows' is used to represent the sentence in the simple present tense. Also, we can't use 'me' as it is already used in the direct speech, we must use another pronoun according to the object (third-person- not given). Thus option C is incorrect.

Option D - 'You knew him' can't be used here, as 'you' is used in the direct speech, we must use another pronoun according to the subject 'Ram' to replace 'you' here. Thus option D is incorrect.

Option A - 'He knew him' is correct as 'he' and 'him' are both used appropriately, also 'knew' explains the sentence in the past tense. Thus option A is the correct answer.

'Uncle Ram asked Tom if he knew him.'