Question

Read the dialogue between Amit and his sister Ananya, regarding her travel to the railway station.
Amit: Are you sure you can manage to go to the railway station on your own?
Ananya: Oh yes! I have already booked a cab.
Select the correct option to report the above dialogue.
Amit asked Ananya ............ to go to the railway station on her own. Ananya replied in the affirmative and said that she had already booked a cab.

• A. if she is sure she can manage
• B. if she was sure she could manage
• C. if she surely can manage
• D. if she was sure to managing

Hint:

When converting dialogue to reported speech, change present to past, pronouns appropriately, and use “if” for yes/no questions.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Amit questioned Ananya about her confidence in reaching the railway station independently. Ananya confirmed her certainty and stated she had reserved a cab. When converting this dialogue to reported speech, verbs shift to the past tense to reflect the earlier time. Here's the alteration:

• "Are you sure you can" (present tense) becomes "was sure she could" (past tense).
• "Manage" remains unchanged following the modal "could."

The reported speech version is: "Amit asked Ananya if she was sure she could manage to get to the railway station alone. Ananya responded positively and indicated she had already booked a cab."