Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Bibiya asked the doctor if she could get the discharge in the morning.
- ABibiya asked the doctor, "Can I get the discharge in the morning?"
- BBibiya asked the doctor, "How can I get the discharge in the morning?"
- CBibiya asked the doctor, "Could I have got the discharge in the morning?"
- DBibiya asked the doctor, "If I can get the discharge in the morning?"
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
To change the sentence from indirect to direct speech, we follow these rules:
The conjunction "if" is dropped, indicating that the direct speech is a yes/no question.
The modal verb "could" shifts back to its present tense form "can" in direct speech.
The pronoun "she" changes to the first-person pronoun "I" to match the speaker (Bibiya).
The sentence takes the structure of an interrogative sentence: "Can I get...?"
Thus, Option A is the correct representation.
The conjunction "if" is dropped, indicating that the direct speech is a yes/no question.
The modal verb "could" shifts back to its present tense form "can" in direct speech.
The pronoun "she" changes to the first-person pronoun "I" to match the speaker (Bibiya).
The sentence takes the structure of an interrogative sentence: "Can I get...?"
Thus, Option A is the correct representation.