Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: The boy enquired who dared call him a thief.
Explanation:
Rules used
(1) Reporting verb for questions: "asked/enquired". (2) Word order becomes statement order (no auxiliary inversion). (3) Pronoun change: "you" → "him". (4) Modal/verb: "dare" in direct shifts to past "dared".
Option analysis
(A) satisfies all rules. ✅(B) Changes meaning and tense.(C) Wrong structure ("told that who").(D) Missing object ("a thief" to whom?).
Final Answer
The boy enquired who dared call him a thief.
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