Question : Select the correct indirect narration of the given sentence.
The interviewer asked the female author, "What is your greatest fear?"
Option 1: The interviewer told the female author what her greatest fear was.
Option 2: The female author told the interviewer what her greatest fear was.
Option 3: The interviewer asked the female author what her greatest fear was.
Option 4: The interviewer asked the female author what is her greatest fear.
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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.
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