The Snake and the Mirror - Textbook Questions
Q1. What was the doctor doing when the snake landed?
He was admiring himself in the mirror and planning to grow a mustache.
Q2. Where did the snake coil?
Around the doctor's left arm.
Q3. What saved the doctor?
The snake saw its reflection in the mirror and moved towards it to admire its beauty, uncoiling from the doctor's arm.
Grammar Exercises: Direct/Indirect Speech (Questions)
Q1. Change
1. The friend asked, 'Was it a cobra?' -> The friend asked if it was a cobra.
2. He asked, 'Where do you live?' -> He asked where I lived.
Q2. Rules
Use if/whether for Yes/No questions. Keep Wh-word for Wh-questions.
Grammar Rules: Direct/Indirect Speech (Questions)
1. Inverted Order
Question form (Verb+Subj) changes to Statement form (Subj+Verb).
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