Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The doctor asked her what medicine she had taken then.
Option 1: The doctor said to her, “What medicine have you taken now?”
Option 2: The doctor said to her, “What medicine you are taking now?”
Option 3: The doctor said to her, “What medicine you have taken then?”
Option 4: The doctor said to her, “What were medicine you have taken then?”
Correct Answer: The doctor said to her, “What medicine have you taken now?”
Solution : The correct choice is the first option.
The "direct form" refers to converting reported speech (indirect speech) back into the original speaker's exact words (direct speech).
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb "asked" is changed to "said" in the direct speech.
- The third-person pronoun "she" is changed to the second-person pronoun "you".
- The past perfect tense "had" is changed to the present perfect tense "have".
- The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.
Therefore, the direct form would be: The doctor said to her, "What medicine have you taken now?"
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