She said, “Will you help me?” (Choose the correct indirect speech)

Converting a direct question into indirect (reported) speech involves specific rules, especially for 'yes/no' questions like "Will you help me?"

• Reporting Verb: The reporting verb "said" changes to "asked" because it's a question.
• Introducing the Question: For 'yes/no' questions, we use "if" or "whether" to introduce the reported clause.
• Pronoun Changes: "You" refers to the person being asked (the listener, implied as 'me' in the reporting context), so it changes to "I." "Me" refers to the speaker (She), so it changes to "her."
• Tense Change (Backshift): The future simple tense "Will" shifts to the conditional past tense "would."
• Word Order: The question word order (auxiliary verb before subject) changes to a statement word order (subject before verb). So, "Will you help" becomes "if I would help."

Following these rules, "She said, 'Will you help me?'" correctly becomes "She asked if I would help her." Option B fails to backshift the tense. Options C and D are grammatically incorrect and do not follow the structure for reporting questions.