Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
She asked, “Are you meeting my partners next week?”
Option 1: She asked about our meeting her partners next week.
Option 2: She asked if we meet her partners next week.
Option 3: She asked if we were meeting her partners the following week.
Option 4: She asked if we were meeting her partners next week.
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Correct Answer: She asked if we were meeting her partners the following week.
Solution : The correct choice is the third option.
Explanation :
When reporting a past event or question, the tense of the reporting verb shifts back one in time.
Steps of conversion:
Therefore, the correct sentence is: She asked if we were meeting her partners the following week.
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