Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
The manager said to the employee, "Why were you absent yesterday?"
Option 1: The manager asked the employee why he had been absent the previous day.
Option 2: The manager told the employee why he had been absent the previous day.
Option 3: The manager asked the employee why had been he absent the previous day.
Option 4: The manager enquired the employee for his absence the previous day.
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Correct Answer: The manager asked the employee why he had been absent the previous day.
Solution : The correct choice is the first option .
Indirect speech involves converting direct speech (spoken words) into indirect speech (reported words).
Narration Conversion:
- The reporting verb "asked" is used to show that the question is being reported.
- In case the questions are being reported, the connector "that" is removed, the question is changed into a statement, and the question word (why) acts as a connector.
- The present perfect tense is changed to the past perfect sentence (had been).
Therefore, the correct sentence is: The manager asked the employee why he had been absent the previous day.
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