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Manoj asked Lakshmi , " Will you give me your notebook ?"

  1. Manoj asked Lakshmi if she will give him his notebook.
  2. Manoj asked Lakshmi whether she would give him her notebook .

AOnly option 1 is correct.

BOnly option 2 is correct.

CBoth options are correct.

DBoth options are wrong.

Answer:

B. Only option 2 is correct.

Read Explanation:

  • Auxiliary Verbs ൽ ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന ചോദ്യങ്ങളാണ്  'Yes or No'  type ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ. ഇത്തരം ചോദ്യങ്ങളുടെ മറുപടി 'yes' എന്നോ 'no' എന്നോ ആയിരിക്കും.
  • "yes or no" ടൈപ് ചോദ്യങ്ങൾ റിപ്പോർട്ട് ചെയ്യാൻ asked reporting verb ആയി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു.
  • Asked നു കൂടെ whether/if എന്നീ വാക്കുകൾ കൂടി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു.
  • Auxiliary Verb + Subject എന്നത് whether/if + Subject+ Auxiliary Verb എന്നാകുന്നു.
  • Here are the reported versions using both "if" and "whether":
    • Using "if": Manoj asked Lakshmi if she would give him her notebook.
    • Using "whether": Manoj asked Lakshmi whether she would give him her notebook.

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