Out of the four alternatives suggested select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect Speech.
He said, "Will you listen to such a man?
A He asked them will you listen to such a man.
B He asked them are you listening to such a man.
C He asked them whether they would listen to such a man.
D He asked them whether they will listen to such a man.
Solution
Correct Answer: Option C
Direct: He said, "Will you listen to such a man?
Indirect: He asked them whether they would listen to such a man.
- Reported speech যদি Interrogative sentence হয় তাহলে reporting verb 'said' বা 'said to' indirect speech এ 'ask', 'demand', 'enquire', 'wonder' বা 'want to know' তে পরিবর্তিত হয়।
- Reported speech যদি কোন auxiliary verb দ্বারা শুরু হয় তাহলে indirect speech এ if বা whether ব্যবহৃত হয়।
- Indirect speech এ রূপান্তরিত বাক্য আর Interrogative থাকে না; একারণে এর শেষে প্রশ্ন বোধক চিহ্ন (?) বসবে না।
- এজন্যে Indirect speech এ auxiliary verb টি subject এর পরে বসে।