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Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The blind man said to me, “Can you help me cross the road?”

Option 1: The blind man asked me if I could help him cross the road.

Option 2: The blind man asked me if I will help him cross the road.

Option 3: The blind man asked me if I could help him crossed the road.

Option 4: The blind man asked me if I can help him cross the road.


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Correct Answer: The blind man asked me if I could help him cross the road.


Solution : The first option is the correct choice.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • The reporting verb "said" is changed to "asked" to emphasise the interrogative nature of the sentence.
  • The connector "if" is used to introduce the reported clause in the case of yes or no questions.
  • The second-person pronoun "you" is changed to the first-person pronoun "I".
  • The modal "can" is changed to its past form, "could".

Therefore, the correct answer is: "The blind man asked me if I could help him cross the road."

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