Question

Tap the option that reports the given sentence in a formal situation.

Nirmal asked the chocolatier, 'Do you have the Bindt chocolates in coffee flavour?'

• A. Nirmal asked if the chocolatier had the Bindt chocolates in coffee flavour.
• B. Nirmal asked the chocolatier if he had the Bindt chocolates in coffee flavour.
• C. The chocolatier was asked by Nirmal whether he had the Bindt chocolates in coffee flavour.
• D. Nirmal asked the chocolatier whether he had the Bindt chocolates in the coffee flavour.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Nirmal asked the chocolatier whether he had the Bindt chocolates in the coffee flavour.

When we reported the sentence in a formal situation, the verb 'do' has been replaced by 'whether'. 'Whether' is used to indicate the choice of 'yes' or 'no' in a more formal situation.