Which sentence is correctly punctuated as reported speech?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. She asked if I was coming.
- Step 1: Reported speech has no inverted commas, and an indirect question does not take a question mark.
- Step 2: 'She asked if I was coming.' reports the question.
Answer
She asked if I was coming.
Why not the others: She asked, 'if I was coming'.: This mixes direct and indirect speech. She asked if I was coming?: An indirect question ends with a full stop. She asked 'if' I was coming.: The inverted commas are unnecessary.
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