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Change the following statement into indirect speech.
She said to me, "Do you know Jack?"

  1. She asked me if I knew Jack.
  2. She told me if I knew Jack.
  3. She asked me that she knew Jack.
  4. She asked me if she knew Jack.

A
She told me if I knew Jack.
B
She asked me if she knew Jack.
C
She asked me if I knew Jack.
D
She asked me that she knew Jack.
Solution
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The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option D is correct as the question in the inverted commas is in the simple present tense, the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used, and 'if' is used to connect the two clauses.

Options A, B, and C are wrong as 'told' cannot be used, 'you' is not transformed, and 'she' cannot come as it is respectively.

The correct answer is D)She asked me if I knew Jack.

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