Point out the correct direct speech for the following sentence:
"I asked why he was looking through the keyhole."
- A"Are you looking through the keyhole?" I said.
- B"Do not look through the keyhole," I said.
- C"Why are you looking through the keyhole?" I said.
- D"You are looking through the keyhole", I said.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
When converting the indirect speech statement back into direct speech, the reporting verb "asked" changes back to "said". The connector "why" introduces a wh-question clause, and the past continuous tense "was looking" reverts to the present continuous interrogative structure "are you looking".