Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
She asked if she could help him with his packing.
Option 1: She said, “Could I help him with your packing?”
Option 2: She said, “Can I help you with your packing?”
Option 3: She said, “Should you help me with my packing?”
Option 4: She said, “May I help you with your packing?”
Correct Answer: She said, “Can I help you with your packing?”
Solution : The second option is the correct answer.
In direct speech, we express someone's words exactly as they were spoken, within quotation marks.
The steps of conversion are as follows:
- The reporting verb "asked' is changed to "said".
- The modal "could" is changed to "can".
- The statement is changed to a question beginning with a modal verb "can".
- The third-person pronoun "she" is changed to the first-person pronoun "I".
- The third-person pronouns "him" and "his" are changed to the second-person pronouns "you" and "your", respectively.
- The words of the speaker are enclosed in the inverted commas.
Therefore, the correct answer is: She said, "Can I help you with your packing?"
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