English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7333 (CAT-I)

Choose the correct indirect speech: The teacher said to the students, "Why are you making so much noise?"

A The teacher asked the students why they were making so much noise.

B The teacher told the students why they were making so much noise.

C The teacher asked the students that why they were making so much noise.

D The teacher asked the students why are they making so much noise.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option A

• For interrogative sentences, 'said to' changes to 'asked'. • When the question begins with a Wh-word (like 'Why'), that Wh-word itself acts as the connector. • The tense 'are you making' (Present Continuous) changes to 'they were making' (Past Continuous) because the reporting verb is in the past tense. • The pronoun 'you' (second person) changes to 'they' (referring to the students). • The sentence structure changes from interrogative to assertive (Subject + Verb).

Choose the correct indirect speech: The teacher said to the students, "Why are you making so much noise?"

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