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Rohit Prakash

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· 1 Months ago

"Would it take" will make the statement an interrogative.

Question:
DIRECTIONS: In the following questions, sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four alternative suggested select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.


John asked, "How long will it take to travel from Germany to South Africa?"

Options:
A) John asked how long it will take to travel from Germany to South Africa
B) John asked how long would it take to travel from Germany to South Africa
C) John asked how long it would take to travel from Germany to South Africa
D) Joan was asking how long must it take to travel form Germany to South Africa
Solution:
John asked how long would it take to travel from Germany to South Africa.

‘Will’ and ‘Shall’ are changed to ‘would’.


Thus, option B is correct.

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