Question

He asked whether such a thing was possible. The Direct form of the sentence is :
A. He asked "is such a thing possible?"
B. He asked "was such a thing possible?"
C. He said "will such a thing be possible?"
D. He said "whether such thing was possible?"​

Answer 1

Answer:

The option A is the right answer to question.  He asked is such a thing possible? The given sentence is he asked whether such a thing was possible. It is a indirect speech because the verb is available in past tense.  The present tense is available in direct speech sentence.  The first sentence has present tense. Hence the right answer to this question is option A.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Direct form of the sentence is A. He asked "Is such a thing possible?"

Explanation:

Explanation:

This was a Helping-Verb Interrogative Case. While reporting such cases we apply the following rules:

1. Use conjunction 'if' or 'whether' to join the reporting verb with the speech to be reported.

2. Convert the interrogative into statement.

3. Change the pronouns and tenses as per the reported speech rules.