alleryIn interrogative sentences, the reporting verb 'said to' becomes
ATold only
BAsked
COrdered only
DBegged only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Asked
1. The chapter rule on reporting verbs covers all sentence types.
2. For questions (interrogative), 'said to' is changed into 'asked'.
3. Statement uses 'told'; orders use 'ordered'.
4. Hence option A.
_Source: jkchrome.com SSC Direct-Indirect Speech PDF (Mistral OCR), section on Change of Reporting Verbs_
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