English Grammar - Narration

English Grammar
English Grammar - Narration

Choose the correct indirect speech.

He said, "Can you solve this problem?"

Options:

  1. He asked whether I could solve that problem.
  2. He asked can I solve that problem.
  3. He said could you solve.
  4. He asked whether can I solve.

Right Answer: He asked whether I could solve that problem.

This is an interrogative sentence beginning with the modal verb "Can." In indirect speech, yes/no questions are introduced by "if" or "whether." The modal verb "can" changes to "could," and the demonstrative adjective "this" changes to "that." The sentence also changes from question word order to statement word order. Therefore, the correct indirect speech is "He asked whether I could solve that problem."
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