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Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Her parents asked her if the match proposed by them would be acceptable to her.

Option 1: Her parents said her, "Would the match proposed by them be acceptable to her?"

Option 2: Her parents said to her, "Was the match proposed by them acceptable to her?"

Option 3: Her parents said her, "Will the match proposed by us be acceptable to you?"

Option 4: Her parents said to her, "Will the match proposed by us be acceptable to you?"


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Correct Answer: Her parents said to her, "Will the match proposed by us be acceptable to you?"


Solution : The fourth option is the correct answer.

The steps of conversion are as follows:

  • The reporting verb "asked" is changed to "said".
  • The modal verb "would" is changed to "will" to maintain the interrogative nature of the sentence.
  • The third-person pronoun "her" is changed to the second-person pronoun "you". And "them" is changed to "us".
  • The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.

Therefore, the correct answer is: Her parents said to her, "Will the match proposed by us be acceptable to you?"

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