Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Hira inquired how I was doing being all alone in my house.
Option 1: Hira said to me, “Are you doing fine being all alone in your house.”
Option 2: Hira said to me, “How are you doing being all alone in my house.”
Option 3: Hira said to me, “How are you doing being all alone in your house?”
Option 4: Hira said to me, “How you are doing being all alone in your house?”
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Correct Answer: Hira said to me, “How are you doing being all alone in your house?”
Solution : The third option is the correct choice.
When changing a sentence from indirect speech to direct speech, the transformation involves quoting the speaker's words directly.
In conversion to direct speech, we follow the steps as follows:
- In direct speech, Hira's words are presented exactly as spoken, enclosed in quotation marks.
- The name of the speaker ( Hira ) is followed by the reporting verb ( said ) to attribute the speech.
- The first-person pronoun is changed into a second-person pronoun, and tenses are adjusted to match the new context. The original question is reproduced precisely to convey the speaker's inquiry directly.
So, the direct statement would be: Hira said to me, “How are you doing being all alone in your house?”
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