A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
He asked, 'Did you complete the homework?'
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is option 2 i.e. He asked if I had completed the homework.
Changes required:
- Conjunction: The inverted commas (“__”) are removed and conjunction “if” is used because the sentence is interrogative in nature.
- Reporting Verb: “asked” remains unchanged as it correctly indicates a question.
- Tense: As the reporting verb is in past tense, Simple past tense (“did complete”) changes to Past perfect tense (“had completed”).
- Word Order: In indirect speech, the interrogative structure changes into a statement form.
- Pronoun: “you” changes to “I” according to the object of the reporting speech.
Converted sentence: He asked if I had completed the homework.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.