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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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