A sentence is provided in direct speech. From the four given options, choose the one that most accurately conveys the sentence in its corresponding indirect speech.
She said to me, "Have you completed the assignment?"
She asked me whether I had completed the assignment.
An interrogative sentence beginning with 'Have you...?' is introduced by 'asked' in reported speech, and the verb tense shifts from present perfect to past perfect. Hence, option 3 is correct.
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Important Questions from Direct and Indirect Speech
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
“How beautiful she is!” said Betty.
Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
I told my parents not to worry about me.
Direction: Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to me, “Your father is waiting for you at the reception.”
Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
He said to Manoj, “I celebrated my birthday two days ago.”
Select the most appropriate indirect form of the given sentence.
Jayesh said to Diwakar, "You can top the class if you want to."
