Question

He said why did you ask me a question indirect speech ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The two ways of relating what a person has said are 1)direct and 2)indirect (reported speech).In direct speech, the original speaker's exact words are repeated. Direct speech is found in plays and quotations. In indirect/reported speech, the exact meaning is expressed but not necessarily using the original speaker's exact words. Pronouns and possessive adjectives usually change from first or second person to the third person except when the speaker is reporting his own words. Sometimes a noun can be inserted to avoid doubt.

When we turn direct questions into direct speech, the following changes are necessary: Tenses, pronouns, and possessive adjectives, and adverbs of time and place change as in the statements. The interrogative form of the verb changes to the affirmative form. The question mark (?) is therefore omitted in indirect questions.

When the direct speech begins with a question word ( when, where, who, why etc) the question word is repeated in the indirect question.

If there is no question word (why, how etc.) if or whether must be used.

Option D is correct as the question in the direct speech is given in the simple past tense, so, the past perfect tense is used, you is changed to him, and the appropriate introductory verb ask is used.

The other options are wrong as you, was late, and come late cannot be used.

The correct answer is D)My neighbour asked me how I was.

Answer 2

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Given Sentence:-

• He said, “why did you ask me a question?”(Direct speech)

• He asked me that why did I asked him a question.(Indirect speech)

How the tense changed?

Present Simple → Past Simple

Present Continuous → Past Continuous

Present Perfect → Past Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous

Past Simple → Past Perfect

Past Continuous → Past Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect - No change

Past Perfect Continuous - No change

Explore more:-

There are two ways of reporting what someone has spoken:-

a) When the exact words spoken by a person are used , it is called direct speech.

b) When the words spoken by a person are put in our own words , it is called indirect speech.

For example:-

Suppose your friend told you that you have a good handwriting. You want to convey this to your parents.You can do it in either of these two ways :-

• My friend said to me, "You have a good handwriting. (Direct speech)

• My friend told me that I had a good handwriting.(indirect speech)

Related information:-

• The exact words of the speaker, written within Quotation marks or Inverted commas (“ ”) is called Reported speech.

• The verb that introduces the Reported speech is called a Reporting verb