English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7337 (CAT-I)

Convert the following to indirect speech: The old woman said to the boy, "Where do you live?"

A The old woman asked the boy where he lived.

B The old woman asked the boy where did he live.

C The old woman told the boy where he lived.

D The old woman asked the boy where do you live.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option A

• For interrogative sentences, 'said to' changes to 'asked'. • When the question begins with a Wh-word ('Where'), that Wh-word itself acts as the connector. • The tense 'do you live' (Simple Present) changes to 'he lived' (Simple Past) in indirect speech. • The pronoun 'you' (second person) changes to 'he' (referring to the boy). • The sentence structure changes from interrogative to assertive (Subject + Verb) and the auxiliary 'do' is removed.

Convert the following to indirect speech: The old woman said to the boy, "Where do you live?"

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