Question : Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The prosecutor said to the watchman, “Were you present at the crime scene?”
Option 1: The prosecutor asked the watchman that you were present at the crime scene.
Option 2: The prosecutor said to the watchman were you present at the crime scene?
Option 3: The prosecutor asked the watchman that if you were present at the crime scene.
Option 4: The prosecutor asked the watchman if he was present at the crime scene.
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Correct Answer: The prosecutor asked the watchman if he was present at the crime scene.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option .
Narration Conversion:
- The verb said is changed to asked because the reported clause is a question.
- The question is changed into the statement, and the connector if is used to introduce the reported clause in a "yes" or "no" question.
- The first-person pronoun I is changed to the third-person pronoun he in the indirect form.
Therefore, the sentence in the indirect form is: The prosecutor asked the watchman if he was present at the crime scene.
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