Select the option that expresses the given sentence in direct speech.
Rekha asked me what I was doing.
- ARekha said to me, "What are you doing?"
- BRekha said to me, "What are I doing?"
- CRekha said to me, "What was you doing?"
- DRekha said to me, "What were you doing?"
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
While converting indirect interrogative sentences beginning with a wh-word into direct speech:
The reporting verb "asked" is changed back to "said to".
The conjunction "what" becomes part of the quotation, and the sentence structure changes from assertive back to interrogative form.
The pronoun "I" (which changed according to the object "me") becomes "you".
The past continuous tense ("was doing") changes back to the present continuous tense ("are you doing") matching the subject "you".
Thus, Option A is the correct direct form.
The reporting verb "asked" is changed back to "said to".
The conjunction "what" becomes part of the quotation, and the sentence structure changes from assertive back to interrogative form.
The pronoun "I" (which changed according to the object "me") becomes "you".
The past continuous tense ("was doing") changes back to the present continuous tense ("are you doing") matching the subject "you".
Thus, Option A is the correct direct form.