Question

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Which option displays the correct change of the following to reported speech?
John asked Sam, "Where are you going?"
A) John told Sam where was he going.
B) John asked Sam where he was going.
C) John asked Sam where he going was.
D) John told Sam where he was going.
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Answer 1

Answer:

B) John asked Sam where he was going

Answer 2

Option B) John asked Sam where he was going. -This is the answer.

Explanation:

• When a sentence is changed into reported speech, the comma, question mark and quotation mark are removed.
• As it is reported, and as it is an interrogative sentence, we use 'asked'.
• The person within the quotation marks must be changed accordingly. As we have 'you' within quotations, and as Sam is the listener and the person spoken about, 'you' is changed into 'he'.
• The tense must be changed into past tense. Therefore 'are you' becomes 'he was' when reported.
• Hence the reported speech is: John asked Sam where he was going.
• The correct answer is Option B) John asked Sam where he was going.