Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech:

The king was impressed with the magician and asked, "What can I do for you?"

The king was impressed with the magician and asked what he could do for him.

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Solution

The correct option is A The king was impressed with the magician and asked what he could do for him.
This is a Question in present tense in direct speech; we have to change it to statement in past tense; 'What can I do' is changed to 'what he could do' 'he' is used here to refer to the king; and since 'you' in direct speech question refers to the magician, it is changed to 'him'.

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Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech:The king was impressed with the magician and asked, "What can I do for you?"

Rewrite the sentence in indirect speech:

The king was impressed with the magician and asked, "What can I do for you?"