Pick out the correct sentence in indirect speech of the following sentence: He said to me, “What are you doing?”

Question

Option 1: He asked me what he was doing.

Option 2: He asked me that what I was doing.

Option 3: He asked me what I was doing.

Option 4: He asked me why I was doing.

AfterBoards · Accepted Answer

Option 3 is correct as it properly converts the direct speech into indirect speech without changing the meaning. Option 1 changes the subject incorrectly. Option 2 uses 'that' unnecessarily, which is grammatically incorrect in indirect questions. Option 4 changes the meaning by using 'why' instead of 'what.'

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