In this direct and indirect speech question, choose the best indirect version of the sentence "\"Do you have anything to tell me, my angel?\" said her mother."

Introduction / Context:
This problem checks your understanding of reported speech for yes or no questions, as well as correct pronoun and tense changes. The original sentence shows a mother gently asking her child whether the child has anything to say. When reporting this question, we must change the question structure into a statement, adjust the tense, and select appropriate pronouns to keep the meaning clear.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Direct speech: "\"Do you have anything to tell me, my angel?\" said her mother."
• Reporting verb: "said", which becomes "asked" for questions.
• The auxiliary "do" marks a present simple question about possession.
• The speaker is the mother; the listener is her daughter, referred to as "she" in reporting.

Concept / Approach:
For reporting yes or no questions, English uses "if" or "whether" to introduce the reported clause and the word order changes to that of a normal statement. Since the reporting verb is in the past, the present simple "do you have" is back shifted to past simple "she had". The pronoun "you" becomes "she" and "me" becomes "her" to reflect the daughter and the mother respectively. The endearment "my angel" is usually dropped in reported speech or integrated by context, but its absence does not change the core grammar of the answer.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Change "said" to "asked" because this is a question. Step 2: Introduce the reported clause with "if". Step 3: Change the subject pronoun from "you" to "she" to reflect the daughter. Step 4: Back shift "do you have" to "she had" because the reporting verb is past. Step 5: Replace "me" with "her" to refer back correctly to the mother.

Verification / Alternative check:
The correct reported sentence is: "Her mother asked if she had anything to tell her." This keeps the meaning intact: the mother is checking whether the girl wishes to share something. Options a) and d) incorrectly use "has" and present tense, ignoring the back shift rule. Option b) incorrectly keeps "me", which suggests the narrator is speaking instead of reporting. Option c) correctly adjusts both the tense to "had" and the object pronoun to "her", matching standard rules of indirect speech.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Option a) "has anything to tell her" retains present tense and does not back shift after a past reporting verb.

Option b) uses "had", which is correct for tense, but keeps "me", confusing the narrator and the original speaker.

Option d) keeps both "has" and "me", failing to adjust either the tense or the pronoun.

Common Pitfalls:
Learners often forget to change both pronouns in reported speech questions. It is important to keep track of who is speaking and who is being addressed. In this case, the mother speaks to her daughter; in reported form the daughter becomes "she" and the mother becomes "her". Another frequent error is leaving the question word order unchanged; remember that reported questions use normal statement word order, not auxiliary subject inversion.

Final Answer:
The correct indirect version is: "Her mother asked if she had anything to tell her."