Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tap the correct option to convert the direct speech into reported speech.

Tanya asked me, "What are the distinct qualities of the character?"

• A. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tanya asked me what were the distinct qualities of the character.
• B. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tanya asked me what the distinct qualities of the character were.
• C. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tanya asked me what the distinct qualities of the character was.
• D. <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tanya asked me what the distinct qualities of the character are.

Answer 1

The correct option is B <!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Tanya asked me what the distinct qualities of the character were.

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Here, the verb changes from the present tense 'are' to the past tense 'were' in plural form, and is placed after the subject in reported speech.