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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?”


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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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