He said to me ldquo Can you do these sums for me rdquo ........

English Language (IBPS PO) Direct/Indirect speech

Direction for [ Question No: In the following section the sentences have been given in Direct or Indirect speech. From the given alternatives, choose the most appropriate sentence that best suits the given sentence in Indirect or Direct speech.

He said to me, “Can you do these sums for me?”

He asked me if I could do those sums for him.

He asked me if I can do those sums for him.

He asked me if I can do these sums for him.

He asked me if I could do these sums for him.

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Explanation:

- The sentence is in direct speech and we need to change it to indirect speech.

- Direct: He said to me, "Can you do these sums for me?"

- Indirect speech generally involves changing pronouns and time/place words.

- Option 1: "He asked me if I could do those sums for him."

- Correct. "Can" changes to "could," and "these" changes to "those."

- CORRECT ANSWER

- Option 2: "He asked me if I can do those sums for him."

- Incorrect because "can" should be "could."

- Option 3: "He asked me if I can do these sums for him."

- Incorrect for both "can" and "these."

- Option 4: "He asked me if I could do these sums for him."

- Incorrect because "these" should change to "those."

By: Brijesh Kumar

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