Select the correct Indirect form of the given sentence.
Sumit said to the assistant, "Why are you taking a printout of this document?"
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Sumit asked the assistant why he was taking a printout of that document.
Changes required:
Conjunction – No new conjunction is needed as "why" is already present.
Verb – "said to" changes to asked (as it is a question).
Tense – "are taking" (present continuous) changes to was taking (past continuous) because the reporting verb "said" is in past tense.
Pronoun – "you" changes to he (referring to the assistant).
Others – "this" changes to that for reported speech.
Converted sentence:
Sumit asked the assistant why he was taking a printout of that document.
Hence, the chosen option will be correct.