Question

Change the following statement into indirect speech.

He said to Ram Lal, "Why did you enter my house without taking my permission?"

• A. He told Ram Lal why you had entered my house without taking my permission.
• B. He asked Ram Lal why you had entered my house without taking my permission.
• C. He asked Ram Lal that why you had entered my house without taking my permission.
• D. He asked Ram Lal why he had entered his house without taking his permission.

Answer 1

The correct option is D He asked Ram Lal why he had entered his house without taking his permission.

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported).

In the direct speech, the exact words of the original speaker are repeated.

In the indirect speech (reported speech), the exact meaning of what the speaker told is expressed but not necessarily in the speaker’s exact words.

Option D is correct as the appropriate introductory verb 'asked' is used and 'had entered' is used because the given question is in the simple past tense.

Options A, B, and C are wrong as 'told','you', and 'that' cannot be used respectively.

The correct answer is D) He asked Ram Lal why he had entered his house without taking his permission.