Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The judge asked the prisoner if he had anything to say for himself.

Option 1: The judge said to the prisoner, “Does he have anything to say for himself?”

Option 2: The judge said to the prisoner, “If you have anything to say for yourself?”

Option 3: The judge said to the prisoner, “Did he had anything to say for himself?”

Option 4: The judge said to the prisoner, “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”


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Correct Answer: The judge said to the prisoner, “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”


Solution : The fourth option is correct.

Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
Narration conversion:

  • The reporting verb asked changes to said.
  • The pronoun "the prisoner" changes to "to the prisoner".
  • The conditional if changes to an asking verb, do .
  • The third person pronoun "he" changes to the second person pronoun "you".
  • The past  perfect tense "had anything" changes to the present perfect "have anything".
  • The third person pronoun "himself" changes to the second person pronoun "yourself".

Therefore, the direct form would be: The judges said to the prisoner, "Do you have anything to say for yourself? "

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