Select the option that expresses the given sentence in Direct to Indirect Speech.
She said, "Has he left already?"

Correct option is A

The correct indirect speech is (a).
Rules of conversion (Direct Question → Indirect):
1. Reporting verb said → asked for questions.
2. Yes/No questions take if/whether (no inversion after them).
3. Backshift the tense when the reporting verb is past: Present Perfect (has left) → Past Perfect (had left).
4. Remove question order and question mark; use statement order (Subject + Verb).
5. Application: She said, “Has he left already?” → She asked if he had left already.
6. Why others are wrong:
· (b) keeps inversion ( had he left) after asked if is omitted—ungrammatical in reported questions.
· (c) mixes whether with inversion; reported clause must be in statement order.
· (d) keeps said (not appropriate for a question) and also misuses if with said.
· Information booster:
· No backshift is needed if the reporting verb is present ( She asks, “Has he left?” → She asks if he has left.).
· Both if and whether are acceptable in yes/no reported questions; if is more common in everyday use.