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    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct to Indirect Speech. He said to me, "Where are you going?"
    Question

    Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct to Indirect Speech.
    He said to me, "Where are you going?"

    A.

    He asked me where I had gone.

    B.

    He asked me where I am going.

    C.

    He asked me where I go.

    D.

    He asked me where I was going.

    Correct option is D

    The correct indirect/ direct speech is (d).
    Explanation of rules:
    · Reporting verb change: “said to” → asked (because it’s a question).
    · Punctuation: Remove comma and quotation marks.
    · WH-question: Keep the WH-word where; do not use “if/whether.”
    · Tense backshift: Present continuous are going → Past continuous was going (reporting in past).
    · Pronoun change: “you” (addressed to me) → I.
    · Converted sentence: He asked me where I was going.
    · Structure:
    · Direct: Subject + said to + object, “WH + aux + subject + main verb…?”
    · Indirect: Subject + asked + object + WH + subject + past form of continuous/other tense.
    · Extra tip: If the reporting verb is in present/future, backshift may be unnecessary; but with a past reporting verb (“said”), backshift is standard.

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