Change the following to Direct Speech by choosing the correct answer from the options given:
The judge asked the thief what he had been doing with his hand in the gentleman's pocket.
Change the following to Direct Speech by choosing the correct answer from the options given:
The judge asked the thief what he had been doing with his hand in the gentleman's pocket.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 1
Past perfect continuous (had been doing) in indirect speech corresponds to past continuous (were doing) in direct speech. The pronoun he changes to you. The wh-question what is retained.
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