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Question : Select the correct direct narration of the given sentence.
He angrily asked the stranger who he was to speak so rudely to him.

Option 1: “Whom are you speak to me so rudely? he angrily asked the stranger.

Option 2: “Who are you to speak to me so rudely?” he angrily asked the stranger.

Option 3: “Who are you speaking to me so rudely?” he shouted at the stranger.

Option 4: “Who are you speaks to me so rudely!” he shouted at the stranger.


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Correct Answer: “Who are you to speak to me so rudely?” he angrily asked the stranger.


Solution : The second option is the correct answer.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • There would be no change in the reporting verb because the sentence is an interrogative sentence.
  • The auxiliary verb "was" is changed to "are" as the simple past tense is changed to the simple present tense.
  • The third-person pronoun "he" is changed to the second-person pronoun "you", and "him" (a third-person pronoun) is changed to "me" (a first-person pronoun).

Therefore, the correct answer is: “Who are you to speak to me so rudely?” he angrily asked the stranger.

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