Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
"Do you need a pen?" Anne asked me _________ a pen.

• A. do you need
• B. did i need
• C. if I needed
• D. whether she needed

Answer 1

The correct option is C if I needed

The given sentence is an interrogative sentence.

In an interrogative sentence, the reporting verb is changed into 'asked' or 'enquired'. If the question starts with a helping verb then 'asked' is followed by 'if' or 'whether'. The question is changed into a statement. The pronoun 'me' will change into 'I' in indirect speech.

Thus in indirect speech, the sentence must be,

Anne asked me if I needed a pen.

Thus option C is the correct answer.

Options A,B,D are incorrect as they do not follow the rules of Narration and Reporting.