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Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

Father asked her if there was anything else she wished for.

Option 1: Father said to her, "Is there anything else she had wished for?"

Option 2: Father said to her, "There was anything else you wished for?"

Option 3: Father said to her, "Is there anything else you wish for?"

Option 4: Father said to her, "Was there anything else she wished for?"


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Correct Answer: Father said to her, "Is there anything else you wish for?"


Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Narration Conversion:

  • The reporting verb asked is changed to said to in the direct speech.
  • The third-person pronoun her is changed to the first-person pronoun you in the quoted words.
  • The simple past tense (was) is changed to the simple present tense (is) .
  • The words of the speaker are enclosed in quotation marks.
  • The statement is changed into a question starting with the auxiliary verb is .

Therefore, the correct direct form is: Father said to her, "Is there anything else you wish for?"

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