Correct Answer: The interviewer asked the female author what her greatest fear was.

Solution : The correct choice is the third option.

Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.

Narration conversion:

• Retain the reporting verb "asked".
• Introduce the reported clause with "what" to change the word order of the question to that of the statement.
• Change the possessive pronoun "your" to "her" to reflect the perspective of the female author in the reported speech.
• Change the verb tense from the present tense ("is") to the past tense ("was") to maintain the sequence of tenses.

Therefore, the correct answer is: The interviewer asked the female author what her greatest fear was.