Choose the correct indirect narration of the following statement from the given alternatives:
Rimjhim said to Barsha, "Are you making a portrait of the beggar sitting in front of you?"
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
Correct Answer: Rimjhim asked Barsha if she was making a portrait of the beggar sitting in front of her.
Explanation:
• Reporting Verb: In interrogative sentences, the reporting verb said to changes to asked.
• Conjunction: Yes/No questions (starting with helping verbs) use if or whether to join the clauses.
• Sentence Structure: The interrogative form changes to an assertive structure (subject + verb).
• Tense Change: The Present Continuous tense (Are you making) changes to the Past Continuous tense (she was making).
• Pronoun Change: The second-person pronoun you refers to the listener (Barsha) and converts to she / her.