Question : Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech.
The captain said, "What are we doing on the pitch if we are not playing?"
Option 1: The captain wanted to know what were they doing on the pitch if they are not playing.
Option 2: The captain asks what they are doing on the pitch if they are not playing.
Option 3: The captain asked what are we doing on the pitch if we are not playing.
Option 4: The captain asked what they were doing on the pitch if they were not playing.
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Correct Answer: The captain asked what they were doing on the pitch if they were not playing.
Solution : The correct choice is the fourth option.
Indirect speech, also known as reported speech or indirect discourse, is a way of reporting what someone else has said without quoting their exact words.
Narration conversion:
- Change the reporting verb from "said" to "asked," as the captain is asking a question.
- Change the first-person pronoun "we" to the third-person pronoun "they" to match the perspective in the reported speech.
- Change the verb tense from the present tense ("are not playing") to the past tense ("were not playing") to maintain the sequence of tenses.
Therefore, the correct answer is: The captain asked what they were doing on the pitch if they were not playing.
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