Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. My mother said to my sister, “Did you receive a mail from your teacher?” - English Language MCQ Staff Selection Commission 2026 | ExamTest.live

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. My mother said to my sister, “Did you receive a mail from your teacher?”

A $My mother told my sister that did she receive a mail from her teacher.$
B $My mother said to my sister whether did she receive a mail from her teacher.$
C $My mother asked my sister if she had received a mail from her teacher.$
D $My mother advised my sister if did she received a mail from her teacher.$

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Rules to convert from direct to indirect speech here: "said to" in an interrogative sentence changes to "asked". The conjunction "if" or "whether" is used since it is a yes/no question. The word order changes from interrogative format ("Did you receive") to assertive format ("she had received"). Simple past tense ("Did... receive") changes to past perfect tense ("had received"). The pronouns change accordingly: "you" becomes "she" and "your" becomes "her". Therefore, option C is correct: "My mother asked my sister if she had received a mail from her teacher."

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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech. My mother said to my sister, “Did you receive a mail from your teacher?”

My mother told my sister that did she receive a mail from her teacher.

My mother said to my sister whether did she receive a mail from her teacher.

My mother asked my sister if she had received a mail from her teacher.

My mother advised my sister if did she received a mail from her teacher.

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