Question

51. The salesman said, “Are you interested in the scheme?” (Change to indirect speech.)
A. The salesman said that if I was interested in the scheme.
B. The salesman said that if I were interested in the scheme.
C. The salesman asks if I am interested in the scheme.
D. The salesman asked me if I was interested in the scheme.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The salesman asked if I was interested in the scheme.

Answer 2

The correct form of indirect speech is given by option D.

• The correct sentence in the indirect form of speech is: The salesman asked me if I was interested in the scheme.
• The following are some considerations to make while converting direct form of speech to indirect form of speech in the context of the given sentence:

1. The verb "asked" replaces "said" in the question sentence.
2. In indirect speech, the conjunction "if" is used to connect such question sentences.
3. Because this is a single-person question, the past singular form of the auxiliary verb "was" is used instead of "were."

• As a result, option D satisfies all indirect speech forms of sentence criteria.