Question

Choose the correct transformation of the given sentence in Indirect Speech: The teacher said to the boy, “Why don't you bring your books?”

• A. The teacher said to the boy that why don't you bring your books.
• B. The teacher asked the boy why he didn't bring his books.
• C. The teacher asked the boy, why didn't he bring your books?
• D. The teacher asked the boy, why didn't he bring his books.

Hint:

Indirect questions follow statement order, not question order.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concept: When converting an interrogative sentence into indirect speech:
• “said to” becomes “asked”.
• The question form changes into statement form.
• Pronouns and tense are changed according to reporting rules.

Step 1: Change reporting verb.
\[ \text{said to} \rightarrow \text{asked} \]

Step 2: Remove question structure.
The indirect sentence should not retain interrogative word order.

Step 3: Change pronouns appropriately.
\[ your \rightarrow his \]

Step 4: Write the final sentence.
The teacher asked the boy why he didn't bring his books. Hence, \[ {\text{Option (B)}} \]