In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one, which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.
I said to my sister, "where were you this evening?"
- AI asked my sister where she was that evening.
- BI asked my sister where she had been that evening.
- CI asked my sister where she was this evening.
- DI asked my sister where she has been that evening.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
To convert the sentence into Indirect speech, we apply the following rules:
"said to" changes to "asked" because it is an interrogative sentence.
The reporting connector for a 'wh-' question word is the question word itself ("where").
The tense changes from Past Simple ("where were you") to Past Perfect ("where she had been").
The demonstrative pronoun "this" changes to "that".
The sentence layout changes from interrogative to assertive syntax ("where she had been...").
Thus, the correct sentence is: "I asked my sister where she had been that evening."
"said to" changes to "asked" because it is an interrogative sentence.
The reporting connector for a 'wh-' question word is the question word itself ("where").
The tense changes from Past Simple ("where were you") to Past Perfect ("where she had been").
The demonstrative pronoun "this" changes to "that".
The sentence layout changes from interrogative to assertive syntax ("where she had been...").
Thus, the correct sentence is: "I asked my sister where she had been that evening."