Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given
sentence. The professor said to Piyush, “Will you clean the data and get back to me tomorrow?”
AThe professor told Piyush clean the data and get back to him the next day.Correct AnswerIncorrect Answer
BThe professor asked Piyush if he would clean the data and get back to him the next day.Correct AnswerIncorrect Answer
CThe professor asked Piyush will you clean the data and get back to me tomorrow.Correct AnswerIncorrect Answer
DThe professor ordered Piyush that he should clean the data and get back to him the next day.Correct AnswerIncorrect Answer
Solution
In the indirect form, the reporting verb "said" is changed to "asked," and the pronouns are adjusted accordingly. The question is transformed into a reported question using the reporting verb "asked."