Select the option that expresses the given sentence in reported speech. "Why is he crying?" he asked.

Correct option is A

Explanation of the Correct Answer: · The direct speech sentence is in the present continuous tense ("is crying").
· When converting to indirect speech, the tense changes to past continuous ("was crying").
· The correct transformation:
· "He asked why he was crying."
Why Are the Other Options Incorrect? · (b) "She asked" → Incorrect; gender change.
· (c) "She asked" → Incorrect; gender should remain "he."
· (d) "He asked why she crying" → Incorrect; incorrect grammar.
Thus, the correct answer is (a) "He asked why he was crying."