Direct & Indirect Speech · Question 12 · Hard

Choose the correct direct speech form of the sentence: The interviewer asked Rohan why he wanted to leave his current job.

  1. The interviewer said to Rohan, "Why did you want to leave your current job?"
  2. The interviewer said to Rohan, "Why he wanted to leave his current job?"
  3. The interviewer said to Rohan, "Why do you want to leave his current job?"
  4. The interviewer said to Rohan, "Why do you want to leave your current job?"
Answer and explanation

Answer: D. The interviewer said to Rohan, "Why do you want to leave your current job?"

Explanation: In direct speech the backshifted 'wanted' returns to the present 'do you want', question word order is restored, and 'he/his' become 'you/your'.

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