Select the option that expresses the following sentence in direct speech.
His angry mother jeered and asked whether he supposed that he knew better than his own father.
- A"Do you suppose you know better than your own father?" jeered his angry mother.
- BHer mother jeeringly expressed, "He doesn't know better than his own father."
- CHer mother supposed, ""He knew better than his own father."
- D"Do you know better than your father I suppose" jeered his angry mother.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
* The indirect sentence uses "asked whether he supposed that he knew better...", which indicates an interrogative sentence in the past tense inside the direct speech clause.
When converting back to direct speech, the past tense supposed changes to present tense suppose, and knew changes to know.
Option A accurately represents the question structure: "Do you suppose you know better than your own father?" followed by the reporting verb construction.
When converting back to direct speech, the past tense supposed changes to present tense suppose, and knew changes to know.
Option A accurately represents the question structure: "Do you suppose you know better than your own father?" followed by the reporting verb construction.