Reported speech (embedded question/word order): Convert the direct sentence into correct indirect speech. Direct sentence: She said to her friend, 'I know where everyone is.' Choose the correct option.
Verbal Ability
Change of Speech
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AShe told that she knew where was everyone.
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BShe told her friend that she knew where everyone was.
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CShe told her friend that she knew where is everyone.
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DShe told her friend that she knows where was everyone.
Answer
Correct Answer: She told her friend that she knew where everyone was.
Explanation
Given data
- Statement with an embedded wh-clause: 'where everyone is'.
Concept/ApproachIn indirect speech, backshift 'know' → 'knew'. Embedded questions use statement order (subject before verb): 'where everyone was' (not 'where was everyone').
Option analysisB keeps correct word order and tense backshift.A/C/D have incorrect inversion or tense.
Final AnswerShe told her friend that she knew where everyone was.