Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
"Can you open the door for me, my son?" asked an old woman.
An old woman asked a young man _______ the door for her.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
"Can you open the door for me, my son?" asked an old woman.
An old woman asked a young man _______ the door for her.
The correct option is B if he can open
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 an affirmative statement . ( ? and ! is not used).
Option D is correct as when we convert the given direct question to indirect speech, if is used (as no question word is used) and you is changed to he.
The other options are wrong as can he, opens, does, and to open can't be used.
The correct answer is D)if he can open
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 an affirmative statement . ( ? and ! is not used).
Option D is correct as when we convert the given direct question to indirect speech, if is used (as no question word is used) and you is changed to he.
The other options are wrong as can he, opens, does, and to open can't be used.
The correct answer is D)if he can open
