Question : Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence.
She asked if anyone had found her brooch.
Option 1: She said, “Does anyone find my brooch?”
Option 2: She said, “Is any one finding her brooch?”
Option 3: She said, “Has anyone found my brooch?”
Option 4: She said, “If anyone has found her brooch?”
Correct Answer: She said, “Has anyone found my brooch?”
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
Narration Conversion:
- The reporting verb asked is changed to said because the sentence starts with a statement rather than a question.
- The question clause starts with has in place of if in the direct speech.
- The pronoun changes from her to my in the quoted question clause.
- The words of the speaker are enclosed in quotation marks.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: She said, "Has anyone found my brooch?"
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