Police officer asked the stranger, 'where have you come from?'
The stranger asked instead replying, 'Can you help me find the address?'
In the above conversation I wanted to mean the stranger didn't reply to the question, rather he asked a question. Is it grammatically correct?
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A/The police officer asked the stranger, 'Where have you come from?'
Instead of replying, the stranger asked, 'Can you help me find the address?'