Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct to Indirect Speech.
He said to me, "Where are you going?"
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
When converting a direct question into indirect speech, several grammatical shifts occur:
Reporting Verb: Since the original sentence is a question, the reporting verb "said to" changes to "asked".
Tense Shift: The direct speech is in the Present Continuous tense ("are you going"). In indirect speech, this shifts to the Past Continuous tense ("was going").
Pronoun Change: The pronoun "you" (the person being spoken to) changes to "I" to match the object of the reporting verb ("me").
Sentence Structure: The interrogative word order (verb before subject) in the direct question changes to the assertive word order (subject before verb) in the indirect statement. Therefore, "are you going" becomes "I was going."
Indirect speech: He asked me where I was going.