Select the correct indirect speech for the given sentence.
He said, "Have I acted wisely?”

Correct option is A

Direct Speech- it means reporting the message of the speaker in the exact words as spoken by him.
Indirect Speech- It is speech which tells you what someone said, but does not use the person's actual word.
· Given sentence is a direct speech.
While changing direct speech into indirect speech following rules are to be followed:
· Question to Statement: In indirect speech, a question like "Have I acted wisely?" is converted into a statement. The word order changes to make it a declarative sentence, starting with "He asked if..."
· Tense Shift: The present perfect "Have I acted" changes to past perfect "had acted" because the reporting verb "asked" is in the past tense.
· Pronoun Adjustment: The pronoun "I" changes to "he" to match the subject of the reporting clause.
· Use of 'If': "If" is used to introduce the indirect question.
Thus, the correct indirect speech for the sentence "He said, 'Have I acted wisely?'" is (a) "He asked if he had acted wisely."
Example:
· Direct: "She asked, 'Have you finished your homework?'"
· Indirect: "She asked if I had finished my homework."