English MCQ #337

Change the narration: The old lady said to her son, "Is it not your duty to help me in my old age?"

English MCQ #337

  1. Question 1

    Q1. Change the narration: The old lady said to her son, "Is it not your duty to help me in my old age?"

    • A) The old lady asked her son if it was not his duty to help her in her old age.
    • B) The old lady asked her son that it was not his duty to help her in her old age.
    • C) The old lady asked her son if it were not his duty to have helped her in her old age.
    • D) None of these.

    Answer: The old lady asked her son if it was not his duty to help her in her old age.

    Explanation: In indirect speech, a rhetorical yes/no question introduced by "Is it not..." is reported using "if/whether," and pronouns and tenses shift to match the reporting context.