Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Jane asked Bob : "What did you buy yesterday?"
Jane asked Bob what ______.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Jane asked Bob : "What did you buy yesterday?"
Jane asked Bob what ______.
The correct option is D he had bought the day before
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 the past tense is changed to past perfect tense (had bought), the question word is repeated, yesterday is changed to the day before and youI is changed to he.
The other options are wrong as would,he bought, has just, and already can't be used.
The correct answer is C)he had bought the day before
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 the past tense is changed to past perfect tense (had bought), the question word is repeated, yesterday is changed to the day before and youI is changed to he.
The other options are wrong as would,he bought, has just, and already can't be used.
The correct answer is C)he had bought the day before
