Choose the correct indirect speech: The peon said, “May I help you Sir”.

The peon respectfully asked if he could help him.

The peon told that he would help him.

The peon said that he could help him.

None of these

The peon respectfully asked if he could help him.

"May I" in direct speech changes to "if he could" in indirect speech.

The word "respectfully" is added to reflect the polite tone of the original sentence.