Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
The child asked his mother if he could swim in the pool there.

Options

A. The child said to his mother, “Will I swim in the pool here?”
B. The child asked to his mother, “Can he swim in the pool there?”
C. The child asked his mother, “Could he swim in the pool there?”
D. The child asked his mother, “May I swim in the pool here?”

Answer

D

Explanation

The child asked his mother, “May I swim in the pool here?”(Correct)
(a) The child said to his mother, “Will I swim in the pool here?”(change of reported speech to simple future and also reported verb is wrong)
(b) The child asked to his mother, “Can he swim in the pool there?”( “can and there” are incorrect)
(c ) The child asked his mother, “Could he swim in the pool there?”( “could and there” are incorrect)