Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Anne asked whether I knew a good lawyer.
- AAnne said, “Do you know a good lawyer?”
- BAnne asked, “Whether I knew a good lawyer?”
- CAnne said, ”You knew a good lawyer?”
- DAnne said, “Whether do you know a good lawyer?”
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
When converting the indirect sentence "Anne asked whether I knew a good lawyer" to direct speech:
The word "whether" implies that the original question was an inverted question starting with an auxiliary verb.
The simple past verb "knew" changes back to simple present "know".
The pronoun "I" changes to "you" to align with direct address.
"asked" updates to "said" in standard conversational reporting tags.
Therefore, the direct speech is: Anne said, “Do you know a good lawyer?”
The word "whether" implies that the original question was an inverted question starting with an auxiliary verb.
The simple past verb "knew" changes back to simple present "know".
The pronoun "I" changes to "you" to align with direct address.
"asked" updates to "said" in standard conversational reporting tags.
Therefore, the direct speech is: Anne said, “Do you know a good lawyer?”