Choose the option in which Narration in the above sentence has been correctly changed into Indirect Narration.
The teacher said, “Why are you late today, Sheela?”

Correct option is C

The correct indirect narration is (c) The teacher asked Sheela why she was late that day.
• Direct Speech: The exact words of the speaker are quoted.
• Indirect Speech: The speaker’s words are reported without quotes, with necessary grammatical changes.
Explanation:
• The given sentence is an interrogative sentence, so “said” changes to “asked.”
• In indirect questions, the auxiliary verb comes after the subject (no inversion).
• The question mark is removed in indirect speech.
• The tense changes from Present Simple (“are”) to Past Simple (“was”).
• The time word “today” changes to “that day.”
Grammatical rules used:
Direct: Why are you late today?
Indirect: why + subject + past tense verb
Example:
Direct: He said, “Why are you angry?”
Indirect: He asked why I was angry.
Why other options are incorrect:
• (a) “why was she late” → incorrect word order (question form used)
• (b) Question mark should not be used in indirect speech
• (d) “enquired” is not correctly used without the preposition about/of
Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.