Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
“Has he come to office today?” You asked me
- AYou asked me if he is coming to office today.
- BYou asked me whether he is in office today.
- CYou asked me if he has come to office today.
- DYou asked me whether he had come to office that day.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
When converting the interrogative sentence from direct to indirect speech:
"You asked me" remains as the reporting verb structure.
Since it is a close-ended question (yes/no question starting with an auxiliary verb), we use "if" or "whether" as a conjunction.
The present perfect tense ("Has he come") changes into the past perfect tense ("he had come").
The adverb "today" changes to "that day".
Applying these rules, we get: "You asked me whether he had come to office that day." This corresponds to option D.
"You asked me" remains as the reporting verb structure.
Since it is a close-ended question (yes/no question starting with an auxiliary verb), we use "if" or "whether" as a conjunction.
The present perfect tense ("Has he come") changes into the past perfect tense ("he had come").
The adverb "today" changes to "that day".
Applying these rules, we get: "You asked me whether he had come to office that day." This corresponds to option D.