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.
Teacher said, "Who broke the window?"
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Teacher asked who had broken the window.
Changes required:
Conjunction: “that” is replaced with the interrogative word “who”; inverted commas are removed.
Verb: “said” changes to “asked” because it is a question.
Tense: Simple past (“broke”) changes to past perfect (“had broken”).
Pronoun: No pronoun change required.
Others: Question form changes to statement form (no question mark).
Converted sentence: Teacher asked who had broken the window.
Hence, the chosen option is correct.