Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech. Direct…

2019

Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.

Direct Speech:
Munna asked me, “When will you visit us again?”

  1. A.

    Munna enquired of me when I would visit them again.

  2. B.

    Munna enquired of me when I will visit them again.

  3. C.

    Munna enquired of me when he would visit us again

  4. D.

    Munna enquired of me when will you visit us again.

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Correct answer: A

Correct reported sentence: Munna enquired of me when I would visit them again.

  • Tense change (backshift):

    When the reporting verb is in the past, change 'will' to 'would'.

  • Pronoun changes:

    The original 'you' (the person Munna spoke to) becomes 'I' in the reported clause; the original 'us' (Munna and others) becomes 'them' from the reporter's perspective.

  • Word order for indirect questions:

    Use statement order, not question inversion. Change 'When will you visit us again?' to 'when I would visit them again.'

Why the other choices are incorrect:

  • The sentence that keeps 'will' as in 'when I will visit them again' is incorrect because 'will' should be backshifted to 'would' after a past reporting verb.

  • The sentence that says 'he would visit us again' is incorrect because it changes the person wrongly: the original 'you' should become 'I' when reported, not 'he', and 'us' should become 'them'.

  • The sentence that preserves the original question order ('when will you visit us again') is incorrect because indirect questions use statement order and the auxiliary should not come before the subject.

Summary tip: Backshift tenses when the reporting verb is past, change pronouns to match the reporter's perspective, and convert question word order into a statement for indirect questions.

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