“What did you eat for breakfast today?” The doctor asked t...
The correct answer is option B: The doctor asked the patient what he had eaten for breakfast that day.
Explanation:
The original question is in the reported speech form, and we need to convert it into direct speech. In reported speech, we usually change the tense of the verb, pronouns, and adverbs of time and place.
The key points to consider in this conversion are:
- The doctor asked the patient about his breakfast.
- The question is in the past tense.
Conversion Steps:
1. Change the reporting verb to the past tense.
- "asked" remains the same as it is already in the past tense.
2. Change the pronoun "you" to the appropriate pronoun.
- "you" changes to "he" to match the subject of the reported speech.
3. Change the tense of the verb "eat" to the past perfect tense.
- "did eat" changes to "had eaten" to indicate the past action completed before the time of reporting.
4. Retain the question form of the reported speech.
- "What did you eat for breakfast today?" changes to "What had he eaten for breakfast that day?"
Therefore, the correct conversion is: The doctor asked the patient what he had eaten for breakfast that day.
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“What did you eat for breakfast today?” The doctor asked t...
Explanation:
Understanding the Question:
The doctor is asking the patient about their breakfast meal.
Analysis of Options:
- Option A is incorrect because it changes the tense of the question.
- Option B is correct as it directly asks about the patient's breakfast.
- Option C is incorrect as it uses the present perfect tense incorrectly.
- Option D is incorrect as it uses the wrong verb form "was eaten."
Therefore, the correct answer is option B, "The doctor asked the patient what he had eaten for breakfast that day."