Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
His father asked, "What time do you have class tomorrow, Tom?"
- ATom's father asked what time he has class tomorrow.
- BTom's father asked him what time he was having class tomorrow.
- CTom's father asked him what time he had class the next day.
- DTom's father asked him what tomorrow class timing are.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
When converting from Direct to Indirect Speech, the rules are:
Reporting verb: "asked" remains "asked", and the target "Tom" becomes the object of reporting: "asked him".
Tense change: Simple Present tense ("do you have") changes to Simple Past tense ("he had").
Pronoun change: "you" changes to "he" (referring to Tom).
Time adverbial change: "tomorrow" changes to "the next day" or "the following day".
Applying these changes: Tom's father asked him what time he had class the next day.
Reporting verb: "asked" remains "asked", and the target "Tom" becomes the object of reporting: "asked him".
Tense change: Simple Present tense ("do you have") changes to Simple Past tense ("he had").
Pronoun change: "you" changes to "he" (referring to Tom).
Time adverbial change: "tomorrow" changes to "the next day" or "the following day".
Applying these changes: Tom's father asked him what time he had class the next day.