Correct option is A
The correct option is (a) The interviewer asked me if I could use a computer.
Explanation:
The given sentence is a direct question in reported speech. The rules for converting a Yes/No question from Direct to Indirect (Reported) Speech are:
Rules Applied in Conversion (Direct → Indirect):
- Reporting verb: asked is retained as it is appropriate for questions.
- Conjunction: For Yes/No questions, if or whether is used instead of that.
- Pronoun change: you → I (based on the listener's perspective).
- Tense change: Can (present modal) → could (past modal), since the reporting verb asked is in the past tense.
- Question word order changes to statement order in indirect speech.
- Quotation marks are removed.
Explanation of Other Options:
- (b) questioned me whether I can use – Can is not changed to could; tense backshift is not applied. Also, questioned is less standard here.
- (c) asked me if I had used – Changes meaning; had used (past perfect) implies a past event, not a present ability.
- (d) wanted to find out if I used – Changes the reporting verb unnecessarily; alters the tone and meaning of the original sentence.
So the correct answer is (a)