WBCS.LIVE practice question

Select the most appropriate direct form of the given sentence. The driver asked a passerby if he could tell him the way to the market.

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. The driver said to a passerby, “Tell me the way to the market, will you?”
  2. The driver said to a passerby, “Please, will you tell me the way to the market?”
  3. The driver said to a passerby, “Can you tell me the way to the market?”
  4. The driver said to a passerby, “Could he tell him the way to the market?”

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: The driver said to a passerby, “Can you tell me the way to the market?”

Explanation: The correct answer is C.✅ option C is the correct direct speech form.