they said to me,"Are the Grapes sour"(change the narration)
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The narration of the given sentence can be changed as shown and explained below:
They asked me if the grapes were sour.
or
They enquired of me whether the grapes were sour.
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.
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They asked me if the grapes were sour.
Explanation:
- The given sentence is written in active voice as it directly quotes the exact words used by the speaker.
- It could be converted into the indirect or reported speech by making necessary alterations in the grammatical structure.
- Since, the sentence falls in the category of helping-verb interrogative event it could be converted into reported speech by replacing the auxiliary verb with either the conjunction 'if' or 'whether.'
- Thus, the final sentence converts the question into assertion by removing the question mark and reads as: 'They asked me if the grapes were sour.'
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