Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
"Where do you live?" my boss asked.
My boss wanted to know where _______.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option.
"Where do you live?" my boss asked.
My boss wanted to know where _______.
The correct option is E I lived
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 E is correct as when we convert the given direct question to indirect speech, the question word is repeated, the simple present tense is changed to simple past, and you to I.
The other options are wrong as do, did, live, and had can't be used.
The correct answer is E)I lived
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 E is correct as when we convert the given direct question to indirect speech, the question word is repeated, the simple present tense is changed to simple past, and you to I.
The other options are wrong as do, did, live, and had can't be used.
The correct answer is E)I lived
