Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.

Amanda asked Mohit how she had offended his friend.

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  1. Amanda said to Mohit, “How did I offended his friend?”
  2. Amanda said to Mohit, “How have I offended your friend?”
  3. Amanda said to Mohit, “How she had offended his friend?”
  4. Amanda said to Mohit, “How have I offend your friend?”

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Option 2 : Amanda said to Mohit, “How have I offended your friend?”
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The correct answer is Option 2)

Key Points

  • The correct conversion from indirect to direct speech needs to accurately reflect the question's tense and structure.
  • Option 2 correctly presents the direct form of the question maintaining the original tense and structure.
  • In the direct format the past perfect tense of the verb is reversed to the present perfect tense and pronoun 'she' is reversed to ' I' as well.
  • Format = Reported verb, + "Reported Speech"

Hence the correct statement is  'Amanda said to Mohit, ‘How have I offended your friend?’.

Additional Information

  • Option 1 is incorrect due to the mismatched tense – “did” should be “have”.
  • Option 3 is incorrect as it mirrors the indirect speech rather than converting to direct speech.
  • Option 4 is grammatically incorrect as “offend” should be “offended”.
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