Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He asked her "Did anybody call this morning?"
He asked her _________.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
He asked her "Did anybody call this morning?"
He asked her _________.
The correct option is A if somebody called that morning
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 C is correct as when we convert the given direct question to indirect speech which doesn't start with a question word, then if/whether is used, the simple present tense is changed to simple past tense (called) , this is changed to thatand you anybody is changed to somebody
The other options are wrong as anybody, had, who, had called can't be used.
The correct answer is C)if somebody called that morning
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 C is correct as when we convert the given direct question to indirect speech which doesn't start with a question word, then if/whether is used, the simple present tense is changed to simple past tense (called) , this is changed to thatand you anybody is changed to somebody
The other options are wrong as anybody, had, who, had called can't be used.
The correct answer is C)if somebody called that morning
