Choose the correct indirect narration of the following statement from the given alternatives:
The Brahmin said to the beggar, "Why don't you work in a sweatshop and earn a few bucks and manage your family rather than begging?"
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
Correct Answer: The Brahmin asked the beggar why he didn't work in a sweatshop and earn a few bucks and manage his family rather than begging.
Explanation
• Reporting Verb: In interrogative sentences, the reporting verb said to changes to asked.
• Sentence Structure: The interrogative form shifts to an assertive structure (Subject + Verb), with the question word why acting as the conjunction.
• Tense Change: Simple present (don't work) changes to simple past (didn't work). The subsequent base form verbs (earn, manage) remain in the base form because they are coordinated under the auxiliary verb didn't.
• Pronoun Change: The second-person pronouns you and your change to he and his in accordance with the object (the beggar).