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Zorluk: OrtaDirect and Indirect (Reported) Speech

Consider the direct speech statement: "Have you decided which course to study at the university next year?" the counselor asked the candidate.

Which of the following options correctly converts this statement into reported speech?

  1. The counselor asked the candidate if he had decided which course to study at the university the following year.Cevap
  2. B
    The counselor asked the candidate if he has decided which course to study at the university the following year.
  3. C
    The counselor asked the candidate if he had decided which course to study at the university next year.
  4. D
    The counselor asked the candidate that if he had decided which course to study at the university the following year.

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The correct reported speech sentence is: 'The counselor asked the candidate if he had decided which course to study at the university the following year.'
The correct choice accurately changes the direct yes/no question into a reported statement using the conjunction 'if', backshifts the present perfect verb 'have decided' into the past perfect 'had decided', and updates the time expression 'next year' to 'the following year'.

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1
Identify the clause type and appropriate reporting conjunction
The direct speech is a yes/no question starting with 'Have you...', so the reporting conjunction must be 'if' or 'whether' without using 'that'.
Indirect questions requiring a yes/no answer require 'if' or 'whether' to join the reporting clause to the reported clause.
2
Backshift the main verb tense
The present perfect auxiliary verb 'have decided' shifts back to the past perfect 'had decided'.
When the reporting verb ('asked') is in the past tense, present tense verbs must shift back into their corresponding past forms.
3
Convert temporal adverbs
The time expression 'next year' changes to 'the following year' or 'the year after'.
Adverbs of time referring to future periods relative to the moment of speaking must shift relative to the point in time being reported.

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Tense backshift and adverbial adjustments in reported yes/no questions
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Direct and Indirect (Reported) Speech

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