Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The stranger asked where he could spend the night.
- AThe stranger said, "Where can I spend the night?"
- BThe stranger said, "Where I can spend the night?"
- CThe stranger said, "Where I could spend the night?"
- DThe stranger said, "Where he could spend the night?"
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
When converting an indirect interrogative sentence into direct speech:
"asked" changes back to reporting verbs like "said".
The third-person pronoun "he" shifts back to the first-person pronoun "I" to align with the perspective of the speaker (the stranger).
The past tense modal verb "could" shifts back to its present form "can".
The word order changes back into an interrogative form: "Where can I...?" instead of the assertive clause order "where he could...".
Thus, option A is correct.
"asked" changes back to reporting verbs like "said".
The third-person pronoun "he" shifts back to the first-person pronoun "I" to align with the perspective of the speaker (the stranger).
The past tense modal verb "could" shifts back to its present form "can".
The word order changes back into an interrogative form: "Where can I...?" instead of the assertive clause order "where he could...".
Thus, option A is correct.