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    Kewal said, “Lata, why are you working so hard?” Choose the option in which the above sentence has been changed into Indirect Narration.
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    Kewal said, “Lata, why are you working so hard?”
    Choose the option in which the above sentence has been changed into Indirect Narration.

    A.

    Kewal said to Lata why she was working so hard.

    B.

    Kewal told Lata why is she working so hard.

    C.

    Kewal enquired Lata why was she working so hard.

    D.

    Kewal enquired of Lata why she was working so hard.

    Correct option is D

    The correct indirect speech is (d).
    Explanation:
    The given sentence is an interrogative sentence.
    While changing to indirect speech:
    · The reporting verb said changes to enquired.
    · ‘of’ is used with enquired.
    · Question form changes into statement form.
    · Present Continuous (are working) changes to Past Continuous (was working).
    Correct indirect speech:
    Kewal enquired of Lata why she was working so hard.
    Rules used:
    · Interrogative → asked/enquired
    · Remove question mark
    · Change tense according to sequence of tenses

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