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Yes/No questions: Convert direct question to correct indirect form with backshift Direct sentence: "Are you alone, my son?" asked a soft voice close behind me. Report the yes/no question using "if/whether" and correct pronoun shift. Choose the correct reported speech.

Difficulty: Easy

A soft voice asked that what I was doing there alone.
A soft voice said to me are you alone son.
A soft voice from my back asked If I was alone.
A soft voice behind me asked If I was alone.

Correct Answer: A soft voice behind me asked If I was alone.

Explanation:

Rules
Yes/No questions are reported with if/whether; pronoun "you" → "I"; auxiliary inversion is removed; backshift "are" → "was" after a past reporting verb; retain the source position "behind me".

Option analysis
(D) applies all correctly and reads naturally. ✅(A) Wrong structure; adds "what" and "there".(B) Keeps direct-question form and lacks "if/whether".(C) Unnatural phrase "from my back".

Yes/No questions: Convert direct question to correct indirect form with backshift Direct sentence: "Are you alone, my son?" asked a soft voice close behind me. Report the yes/no question using "if/whether" and correct pronoun shift. Choose the correct reported speech.

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