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Direction: In each of the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.

  1. The clerk said to the visitor, “Shall I ask these people to wait for you?”
    1. The clerk asked the visitor if he should ask those people to wait for him.
    2. The clerk asked the visitor if he shall ask these people to wait for him.
    3. The clerk asked the visitor if he had asked those people to wait for him.
    4. The clerk told the visitor that he should ask these people to wait for him.
Correct Option: A

The clerk asked the visitor if he should ask those people to wait for him.



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