A sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect Speech. Out of the four given alternatives, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct Speech.
Garima said, "Why didn’t you attend the flag hoisting ceremony, Rajesh?"​

Correct option is B

​Direct Speech: The exact words spoken by a speaker, enclosed in quotation marks.
​Indirect Speech: A reported version of what someone said, without using their exact words.​
· The given sentence is a WH-Question (Interrogative Sentence).
· Conversion Steps:
1. Remove quotation marks and use "asked" as the reporting verb.
2. Convert the question "Why didn’t you attend the flag hoisting ceremony?" into an indirect statement:
· "Didn’t attend" (Past Simple) → "Hadn’t attended" (Past Perfect).
3. Keep the WH-word "why" unchanged and remove inversion.
· Correct Indirect Sentence:"Garima asked Rajesh why he hadn’t attended the flag hoisting ceremony."
Example :Direct: She said, "Why didn’t you call me?" Indirect: She asked why I hadn’t called her.