Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to me, “When are you going to submit your assignment?”
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
Correct Answer: He asked me when I was going to submit my assignment.
Explanation
• Reporting Verb: In interrogative sentences, "said to" changes to "asked" or "enquired".
• Conjunction: For 'Wh-' questions, the question word ("when") itself acts as the joining word; do not use "that" or "if/whether".
• Sentence Structure: The indirect question changes from interrogative form to assertive form (Subject + Verb), meaning "are you going" becomes "I was going", not "was I going".
• Tense & Pronoun Change: Present Continuous ("are going") shifts to Past Continuous ("was going"). The second-person pronouns "you" and "your" change according to the object ("me") into "I" and "my".