Multiple choice

Directions: Select the correct change of narration.

Teacher: What is your name?

Teacher asked the student _________

  1. what his name is.

  2. what is his name.

  3. what his name is?

  4. what his name was.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Rule 1: Indirect speech never takes question mark. Rule 2: Indirect speech takes auxilary after the subject. Moreover, if the reported verb is in the past tense and the reported verb is in the future, reported speech (while change of narration) converts into the past. Thus, 'asked' needs to be followed by 'was'. Hence, option 4.

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