Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The judge asked the prisoner if he had anything to say for himself.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The judge asked the prisoner if he had anything to say for himself.
The judge said to the prisoner, “Did he had anything to say for himself?”
The judge said to the prisoner, “Did he had anything to say for himself?”
The judge said to the prisoner, “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”
The judge said to the prisoner, “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”
The judge said to the prisoner, “Does he have anything to say for himself?”
The judge said to the prisoner, “Does he have anything to say for himself?”
The judge said to the prisoner, “If you have anything to say for yourself?”
The judge said to the prisoner, “If you have anything to say for yourself?”
Correct Answer:
The judge said to the prisoner, “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”
The judge said to the prisoner, “Do you have anything to say for yourself?”
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Direct Speech |
Indirect Speech |
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Present simple (Subject +V1st + Object) |
Past simple (Subject +V2 + Object) |
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Present continuous (Subject +is/am/are+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Past Continuous (Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object) |
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Present perfect (Subject + has/have+V3+Object) |
Past perfect (Subject+had+V3+Object) |
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Past simple (Subject+V2+Object) |
Past perfect (Subject+had+V3+Object) |
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Past Continuous (Subject +was/were+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Past perfect continuous (Subject +had been+V1 +ing+ Object) |
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Future simple (Subject+ will/shall+V1+object) |
Present Conditional (Subject+ would+V1+object) |
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Future Continuous (Subject +will/shall+be+V1 +ing+ Object) |
Conditional Continuous (Subject +would+be+V1 +ing+ Object) |
by going through the above option, Option B is the most appropriate.
