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English Language & Literature — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Read Somil's request to his mother: "Can you teach me to swim?" Report Somil's request by completing the following sentence correctly: Somil asked his mother ________
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Model Answer

Somil asked his mother if/whether she could teach him to swim.

Explanation

In reported speech, requests with "Can you…?" are converted using if/whether + subject + could. The pronoun changes from "you" to "she" and "me" to "him." No direct speech marks are used.

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