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.
She said, "Why did you lie to me?"
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. She asked why I had lied to her.
Changes required:
Conjunction: The inverted commas (“__”) are removed and conjunction “why” is used as it is an interrogative sentence.
Reporting verb: “said” changes to “asked” because the sentence is a question.
Tense: Past simple (did lie) changes to past perfect (had lied) because the reporting verb is in past tense.
Word order: The sentence changes from interrogative to assertive form, so no inversion is used.
Pronoun: “you” changes to “I” and “me” changes to “her” according to the context.
Converted sentence: She asked why I had lied to her
Hence, the chosen option is correct.