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

The doctor said to Anita, “Are you feeling better now?”

Option 1: The doctor asked Anita was she was feeling better then.

Option 2: The doctor asked Anita that if she were feeling better now.

Option 3: The doctor asked Anita if she was feeling better then.

Option 4: The doctor asked to Anita if she was feeling better now.


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Correct Answer: The doctor asked Anita if she was feeling better then.


Solution : The correct choice is the third option .

Narration Conversion:

  • The verb said changes to asked because an interrogative statement is being reported.
  • The first-person pronoun I is changed to the third-person pronoun she in the indirect form.
  • The present continuous tense (feeling) is changed to the past continuous tense (was feeling) in an indirect form.
  • Now is changed to then to accurately convey the time frame.

Therefore, the correct sentence is: The doctor asked Anita if she was feeling better then.

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