Multiple choice

Directions: Select the alternative that best rephrases the given sentence.

''Are you alone, my son?'', said a soft voice close behind me.

  1. A soft voice from my back asked if I was alone.

  2. A soft voice said to me are you alone son?

  3. A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.

  4. A soft voice behind me asked if I was alone.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rule 1: Indirect speech never takes a question mark. Rule 2: If the reported verb is in the past, then reported speech (in indirect form) becomes past. Past of 'will' is 'would'.

Hence, option 4 is correct.

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