A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.Nidhi said to me, "What are you cooking?"

The correct choice is option B.Rules for changing an interrogative direct sentence starting with a Wh-word into indirect speech:'said to' changes to 'asked'.The conjunction 'that' or 'if/whether' is not used when the question begins with a question word like 'what'. The question word itself acts as a connector.The interrogative form ("are you cooking") changes into an assertive sentence structure (Subject + Verb).Pronoun changes: 'you' (second person object-oriented) changes according to 'me', becoming 'I'.Tense changes: Present continuous ("are cooking") changes to Past Continuous ("was cooking").Thus, the sentence becomes: "Nidhi asked me what I was cooking."