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 me, "Have you done your homework?"
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. He asked me if I had done my homework.
Changes required:
Conjunction: The inverted commas (“__”) are removed, and the conjunction “if” or “whether” is added to connect the reported clause.
Verb: The reporting verb “asked” indicates a question, so the auxiliary verb “have” (present perfect) changes to “had” (past perfect) because the reporting verb is in the past tense.
Tense:
Direct speech: “Have you done…” (Present Perfect) →
Indirect speech: “…had done…” (Past Perfect).
Pronoun: The second person pronoun “you” changes to “I” according to the object of reporting speech (me).
Others: The question form changes to a statement form — no inversion (subject comes before verb).
Converted Sentence:He asked me if I had done my homework.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.