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Change the given sentence into indirect speech : Anil asked Anu, “Are you going to see your grandmother” ?

AAnil asked Anu whether she is going to see her grandmother

BAnil asked Anu whether she was going to see her grandmother

CAnil asked Anu whether she had gone to see her grandmother

DAnil asked Anu whether she will go to see her grandmother

Answer:

B. Anil asked Anu whether she was going to see her grandmother

Read Explanation:

  • Auxiliary Verb കളിൽ ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ്  'Yes or No' ടൈപ്പ് ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ. ഇത്തരം ചോദ്യങ്ങളുടെ മറുപടി 'yes' എന്നോ 'no' എന്നോ ആയിരിക്കും.
  • 'Wh' ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ പോലെ തന്നെ yes or no ടൈപ് ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ റിപ്പോർട്ട് ചെയ്യാനും asked തന്നെയാണ് reporting verb ആയി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത്.
  • Asked നു കൂടെ whether/if എന്നീ വാക്കുകൾ കൂടി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു. 
    • Anil asked Anu, “Are you going to see your grandmother” ? 
    • Anil asked Anu whether she was going to see her grandmother. 
  • 'Wh' ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ പോലെ തന്നെ ഇവിടെയും subject ലും auxiliary verb ലും മാറ്റങ്ങൾ വരുന്നു . "see your grandmother" എന്നത് "see her grandmother" എന്നായിരിക്കുന്നു. Auxiliary Verb + Subject  എന്നത്   whether/if + Subject  + Auxiliary Verb എന്നാകുന്നു. (whether + she + was) 
  • "you" becomes "she" (the pronoun changes because we are now reporting Anu's words).
  • "are going" becomes "was going" to match the past tense in reported speech

More examples

  • Raju: are you a clever boy?
  • Raju asked me whether I was a clever boy.
  • Raju asked me if I was a clever boy. 

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