Correct option is B
The correct indirect speech is (b).
Rules of conversion:
· Report
yes/no questions with
ask + object + if/whether + statement order (no inversion, no question mark).
·
Pronouns change as per context (“you” → “I” when the listener is the reporter).
·
Polite offers using
would generally keep the modal (
would) in reported speech.
·
Structure: Direct:
Said to + O, “Modal + S + V … ?” → Indirect:
asked + O + if/whether + S + modal + V …
·
Example: “He said to her, ‘Will you stay?’” → “He asked her if she would stay.”
Why others are incorrect:
· (a) Lacks
object after “asked” and misuses
that-clause for a question.
· (c) Keeps
inversion (“would I”) after “asked me,” which is ungrammatical in reported questions.
· (d) Changes
speech act (asking → offering); not a faithful conversion.