Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
"Shall I call a taxi?" He asked me if ________ a taxi.

• A. he should call
• B. I should call
• C. should he call
• D. he will call

Answer 1

The correct option is A he should call

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option A) is correct as the speaker asks the listener if he should call a taxi.

Options B, C, and D are wrong as the listener of the direct speech is not asking anything, the reported speech can't be interrogative, and the direct speech is not in the future tense respectively.

The correct answer is A)he should call.