Question

Choose the correct indirect speech form of the given statement.
Saif said to me, "Who can decode such a difficult message?"

• A. Saif asked me by whom can such a difficult message be decoded
• B. Saif asked me who could decode such a difficult message
• C. Saif asked who could decode that difficult message
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B Saif asked me who could decode such a difficult message

Option B is the correct answer because the tense of the sentence has been correctly changed to simple past and no part of the original sentence is omitted, thus giving the sentence complete meaning and grammatical sense.

Option A is incorrect because the tense of the sentence has not been changed to simple past.

Option C is incorrect because it is not mentioned to whom Saif is asking the question.

Option D is incorrect because option B is the correct answer.