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Select the correct direct speech of the given sentence. The teacher asked them if they were making good progress. (A) The teacher asked them 'Were they making good progress?' (B) The teacher told them, 'Were you making good progress?' (C) The teacher asked them, 'Are you making good progress?' (D) The teacher asked them, 'If you are making good progress?'

Name: Problem 98, Chapter 1: Computer Science and Information Technology
Uploaded: 2021-12-12T19:18:42-08:00
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Description: Select the correct direct speech of the given sentence. The teacher asked them if they were making good progress. (A) The teacher asked them 'Were they making good progress?' (B) The teacher told them, 'Were you making good progress?' (C) The teacher asked them, 'Are you making good progress?' (D) The teacher asked them, 'If you are making good progress?'

   Select the correct direct speech of the given sentence.
The teacher asked them if they were making good progress.
(A) The teacher asked them 'Were they making good progress?'
(B) The teacher told them, 'Were you making good progress?'
(C) The teacher asked them, 'Are you making good progress?'
(D) The teacher asked them, 'If you are making good progress?'

Computer Science and Information Technology

Trishna Knowledge… 2018 Edition

Chapter 1, Problem 98

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Solved by Expert Hubert Agamasu

12/12/2021

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The sentence "The teacher asked them if they were making good progress" is in the past tense, and the verb "asked" indicates that the original speech was a question. Show more…

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Select the correct direct speech of the given sentence. The teacher asked them if they were making good progress. (A) The teacher asked them 'Were they making good progress?' (B) The teacher told them, 'Were you making good progress?' (C) The teacher asked them, 'Are you making good progress?' (D) The teacher asked them, 'If you are making good progress?'

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Key Concepts

Speech Conversion Rules

Converting between direct and reported speech requires an understanding of grammatical adjustments, such as altering verb tenses, pronoun shifts, and sometimes changing question formats to statements. For interrogative sentences, this process may include rearranging word order and auxiliary verbs to accurately reflect the original intent while complying with the conventions of indirect speech.

Direct Speech

Direct speech involves quoting the exact words spoken by someone, enclosed within quotation marks. It preserves the original wording, punctuation, and intonation of the speaker, providing a literal account of what was said.

Reported Speech

Reported speech, also known as indirect speech, conveys the meaning of what was said without quoting the speaker's exact words. It typically involves changes in pronouns, tense shifting, and modifications in sentence structure to integrate the statement into the sentence naturally.

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