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?”


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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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