In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech:
"I'm off to the games. Where are you going?"
- AHe said he would be off to the games and wanted to know where I was going.
- BHe said he was going off to the games and wanted to know where I was planning to go.
- CHe said he is going off to the games and asked me where I was planning to go.
- DHe said that he was off to the games and wanted to know where I was going.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
When converting the given sentence into indirect speech:
The reporting verb "said" is implied.
"I'm off to the games" (Present Continuous state) changes to past tense: "he was off to the games". The conjunction "that" can connect the first statement.
The interrogative sentence "Where are you going?" changes into an assertive sentence in the past continuous tense: "where I was going", connected by "and wanted to know" or "asked".
Option D accurately preserves the structure, meaning, and tense changes without adding external words like "planning".
The reporting verb "said" is implied.
"I'm off to the games" (Present Continuous state) changes to past tense: "he was off to the games". The conjunction "that" can connect the first statement.
The interrogative sentence "Where are you going?" changes into an assertive sentence in the past continuous tense: "where I was going", connected by "and wanted to know" or "asked".
Option D accurately preserves the structure, meaning, and tense changes without adding external words like "planning".