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:
Therefore, the correct sentence is: The manager asked the employee why he had been absent the previous day.
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