Question:
Convert from direct speech into indirect speech.
“Where were you last week?” Alok asked Sheela
Convert from direct speech into indirect speech.
“Where were you last week?” Alok asked Sheela
Options:
- a) Alok told Sheela where she had been the week before
- b) Alok asked Sheela where she had been the week before
- c) Alok asked Sheela where she was the week before
- d) Alok asked Sheela where she had been the last week
- a) Alok told Sheela where she had been the week before
- b) Alok asked Sheela where she had been the week before
- c) Alok asked Sheela where she was the week before
- d) Alok asked Sheela where she had been the last week
correct answer : b)
Explanation:
The given sentence is in direct speech. To change into indirect speech, we must remove quotation marks and use a reporting verb (here, “asked”). Pronouns must be changed from first person to third person (“you” changes to “she”), and tense shifts back to the past (simple past “were” becomes past perfect “had been”). Moreover, the structure of the sentence changes from a question to a statement. Here, expression of time “the previous week” becomes “the week before”. The correct sentence is: Alok asked Sheela where she had been the week before.
The given sentence is in direct speech. To change into indirect speech, we must remove quotation marks and use a reporting verb (here, “asked”). Pronouns must be changed from first person to third person (“you” changes to “she”), and tense shifts back to the past (simple past “were” becomes past perfect “had been”). Moreover, the structure of the sentence changes from a question to a statement. Here, expression of time “the previous week” becomes “the week before”. The correct sentence is: Alok asked Sheela where she had been the week before.