English Grammar - Narration
English Grammar - Narration
Choose the correct indirect speech.
The stranger said to me, "Could you tell me the way to the station?"
Options:
- The stranger requested me to tell him the way to the station.
- The stranger ordered me.
- The stranger advised me.
- The stranger suggested.
Right Answer: The stranger requested me to tell him the way to the station.
Although this sentence is framed as a question, its actual purpose is to make a polite request. Therefore, the reporting verb changes to "requested." The interrogative structure changes into an infinitive construction using "to tell." The pronoun "him" refers to the stranger, while "me" remains the listener. Hence, the correct indirect speech is "The stranger requested me to tell him the way to the station."This question is part of English Grammar - Narration, which has 35 practice questions with answers.
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