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Question : In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech.


She told me. "How long have you lived in the flat here?"
 

Option 1: She asked me how long I had lived in the house here.
 

Option 2: She asked me how long I have lived in the house here.

Option 3: She asked me how long had I lived in the house there.

Option 4: She asked me how long I had lived in the house there.


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Correct Answer: She asked me how long I had lived in the house there.


Solution : The correct answer is option 4.

She asked me how long I had lived in the house there.


Explanation:


The given sentence cannot be answered with a simple "yes" or "no."


When speech is converted, interrogative sentences become assertive.


As a result, the auxiliary "had" would immediately follow the subject "I." In reporting speech, the second person "you" changes depending on the object "me."


As a result, in reported speech, "you" becomes "I."


"Here" becomes "there."


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