Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
My friend said, "Hello! What are you doing here?"
Option 1: My friend wished me and asked me what was I doing here.
Option 2: My friend greeted me and asked me what I was doing there.
Option 3: My friend said hello and asked me what was I doing there.
Option 4: My friend said hello to me and asked what were you doing here.
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Correct Answer: My friend greeted me and asked me what I was doing there.
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
In the case of exclamatory sentences, specific words are used to convey the expression in the reported speech.
Narration Conversion:
- Said is changed to greeted because it is an exclamatory sentence.
- The question is converted into a statement (what I was doing) .
- The present tense is changed to the past tense.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: My friend greeted me and asked me what I was doing here .
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