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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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