Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
Raghav said to Meera, "Are you upset with me?"
Option 1: Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with her.
Option 2: Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with him.
Option 3: Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with me.
Option 4: Raghav asked Meera why she was upset with him.
Correct Answer: Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with him.
Solution : The second option is the correct choice.
Narration conversion:
- "Said" is changed to "asked".
- "Are" is changed to "was".
- "You" becomes "she".
- The question changes to a statement.
- The two clauses are connected by "if".
Person's Rule:
- The first person is changed according to the subject of the reporting verb.
- The second person is changed according to the object of the reporting verb.
- Third person, no change.
Therefore, the correct answer is: "Raghav asked Meera if she was upset with him."
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