Question

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech:

'Have you anything to say on behalf of the accused?' said the judge finally.

• A. The judge finally asked whether he/she had anything to say on behalf of the accused.
• B. The judge finally asked if you have anything to say on behalf of the accused.
• C. The judge finally asked whether had he/she anything to say on behalf of the accused.
• D. The judge finally asked whether you had anything to say on behalf of the accused.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The judge finally asked whether he/she had anything to say on behalf of the accused.

It is a question in present tense in direct speech; we have to change it to statement in past tense in reported speech.

'have you' is changed to 'he/she had' because we do not know the gender of the person this was spoken to.

Rest of the statement remains the same.