The boy said, "Who dares to call me a thief?" The indirect speech is-
A The boy asked who might call him a thief.
B The boy wondered who was calling him a thief.
C The boy demanded who could call him a thief.
D The boy enquired who dared to call him a thief.
Solution
Correct Answer: Option D
Direct Speech:
The boy said, "Who dares to call me a thief?"
নিয়ম প্রয়োগ:
said → enquired (কারণ এটি প্রশ্ন বা জিজ্ঞাসা বোঝাচ্ছে)।
Pronoun পরিবর্তন: me → him
Verb tense: dares → dared (reporting verb অতীতে)
Question form → statement form
সঠিক উত্তর:
D) The boy enquired who dared to call him a thief. ✅
বাংলায় অর্থ:
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