Question

Identify the appropriate direct speech form of the following sentence:
He greeted me and asked where I was going. 
1. He asks, "Hello, where are you going?" 
2. He asked, "Hello, where you are going?" 
3. He said, "Hello, where you are going.." 
4. He said, "Hello! Where are you going?"

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The task requires converting an indirect speech sentence into its appropriate direct speech form. Let's analyze the given sentence:

Indirect Speech: He greeted me and asked where I was going.

We need to convert this sentence into direct speech. The following steps can help:

1. Identify the reporting verb: The sentence consists of two actions: "greeted" and "asked."
2. Separate the greeting from the question: Direct speech often starts with greetings such as "Hello" or "Hi."
3. Convert the reporting verb "asked" into a direct question form.
4. Rewrite the reported speech with the correct punctuation: Direct questions include the question mark and use present tense for continuity.

Let's evaluate the options:

• Option 1: He asks, "Hello, where are you going?"
  This option is incorrect because the tense of the reporting verb changes to present "asks," which does not align with the original sentence's past tense context "greeted" and "asked."
• Option 2: He asked, "Hello, where you are going?"
  This option is incorrect due to incorrect word order within the quoted question. The direct question format requires: "Where are you going?" not "where you are going."
• Option 3: He said, "Hello, where you are going.."
  This option is incorrect due to the use of two periods ".." and incorrect structure for a direct question.
• Option 4: He said, "Hello! Where are you going?"
  This option correctly uses both the greeting and the question format, maintaining proper punctuation and tense alignment. The use of "Hello!" followed by "Where are you going?" matches the required structure for direct speech.

Conclusion: The correct direct speech form is Option 4: He said, "Hello! Where are you going?"