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Questions (wh-): Convert direct question to correct indirect question form Direct sentence: The boy said, "Who dare call you a thief?" Apply sequence of tenses, pronoun change, and question structure without a question mark. Choose the correct reported speech.

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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