Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The teacher asked me why I had reached the examination hall so late.
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
The teacher asked me why I had reached the examination hall so late.
The teacher said to me, “Why had I reached the examination hall so late?”
The teacher said to me, “Why had I reached the examination hall so late?”
The teacher said to me, “Why did you reach the examination hall so late?”
The teacher said to me, “Why did you reach the examination hall so late?”
The teacher said to me, “Why are you reaching the examination hall so late?”
The teacher said to me, “Why are you reaching the examination hall so late?”
The teacher said to me, “Why you reached the examination hall so late?”
The teacher said to me, “Why you reached the examination hall so late?”
Correct Answer:
The teacher said to me, “Why did you reach the examination hall so late?”
The teacher said to me, “Why did you reach the examination hall so late?”
option B is the right answer according to the rules
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Past simple (Subject+V2+Object) |
Past perfect (Subject+had+V3+Object) |
also we change said to in asked in interrogative sentences, and the formation of sentence is affirmative and not interrogative
