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Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
She asked her mother where her gold bracelet was.

Option 1: She said to her mother, “Where is my gold bracelet?”

Option 2: She said to her mother, “Where was my gold bracelet?”

Option 3: She asked to her mother, “Where my gold bracelet is?”

Option 4: She said to her mother, “Where was her gold bracelet?”


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Correct Answer: She said to her mother, “Where is my gold bracelet?”


Solution : The first option is correct.

The given sentence is in indirect speech. As per the question, we have to change it to direct speech.

The process of transformation is as follows:

  • The reporting verb "asked " is changed to "said " because a question mark will be added to the direct speech at the end.
  • "Where " will not change because it is an interrogative sentence with a question word.
  • "Was " is changed to "is " .
  • The third-person pronoun "her " is changed to the second-person pronoun "my".
  • The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.

Thus, the correct answer is: She said to her mother, "Where is my gold bracelet? "

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