Question

Change the given sentence into indirect speech:
'Are you coming with us?' he asked me.
A) He asked me are you coming with us .
B) He asked me was I coming with them.
C) He asked me if I was going with them.
D) He asked me am I going with them.

Answer 1

Hint: To change a sentence to an indirect speech, we need to convey the meaning of the sentence in our own words correctly and tense form will be changed to past. We will look for an option in which the meaning of the given sentence is conveyed without any error or changing its meaning.

Complete answer:
Let us analyse each option individually in detail to figure out the correct option with the help of the above stated hint.

A) He asked me are you coming with us : This sentence is still in direct speech. Therefore, this is not the correct option.
B) He asked me was I coming with them: This option is in question form. Indirect speech is declarative in nature. Therefore, this is not the correct option.
C) He asked me if I was going with them: This option is a reported statement and is also in past tense. Therefore, this is an indirect speech. This is the correct option.
D) He asked me am I going with them: This option is in question form. Indirect speech is declarative in nature. Therefore, this is not the correct option.

Hence, the correct answer is option C.

Note: There are two ways in which a sentence can be presented. Direct and Indirect speech. A direct speech is one in which the exact words of the speaker are repeated. As it is in the given sentence. An indirect speech is the one in which only the meaning of the sentence is conveyed correctly in our own words. It is a declarative sentence.