Question : Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
She asked her mother why she was so upset that day.
Option 1: She said to her mother, “Why you are so upset today?”
Option 2: She said to her mother, “Why were you so upset that day?”
Option 3: She said to her mother, “Why are you so upset today?”
Option 4: She said to her mother, “Are you upset today?”
Correct Answer: She said to her mother, “Why are you so upset today?”
Solution : The third option is the correct answer.
Narration Conversion:
- The reporting verb said is used in place of asked in the direct speech.
- She remains the same, as the subject pronoun is retained.
- The third-person pronoun her changes to the first-person pronoun you in the direct speech.
- The simple past tense (was) is changed to the simple present tense (are) in the quoted words.
- That day becomes today in direct speech.
- The interrogative statement is enclosed in the quotation words.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: She said to her mother, 'Why are you so upset today?'
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