English Narration Narration Change Assertive and Interrogative sentence Question #7355 (CAT-I)

Choose the correct indirect speech for: The teacher said, "Why were you absent yesterday, Rohan?"

A The teacher asked Rohan why he had been absent the previous day.

B The teacher asked Rohan why he was absent yesterday.

C The teacher told Rohan why he had been absent the previous day.

D The teacher inquired Rohan that why he had been absent the previous day.

Correct Answer & Explanation

Option A

• The reporting verb 'said' changes to 'asked' for an interrogative sentence, and 'Rohan' is treated as the object. • The Wh-word 'why' acts as the connector. • The sentence structure changes from interrogative to assertive (Subject + Verb). • The past continuous/simple past 'were you absent' changes to past perfect 'he had been absent' because the reporting verb 'said' is in the past tense. • The time expression 'yesterday' changes to 'the previous day'.

Choose the correct indirect speech for: The teacher said, "Why were you absent yesterday, Rohan?"

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