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Reported speech (yes/no question): Convert the following direct question into correct indirect speech. Direct sentence: The little girl said to her mother, 'Did the sun rise in the East?' Choose the correct option.

Difficulty: Easy

The little girl said to her mother that the sun rose in the East.
The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.
The little girl said to her mother if the sun rises in the East.
The little girl asked her mother if the sun is in the East.

Correct Answer: The little girl asked her mother if the sun rose in the East.

Explanation:

Given data

Direct question: Did the sun rise in the East?
Reporting verb: said to → becomes asked for questions.

Concept/Approach
For yes/no questions, use if/whether and normal statement word order. Past interrogative with 'did + rise' becomes simple past 'rose' in indirect speech.

Option analysis
B correctly uses asked + if + simple past 'rose'.A keeps 'said to' and sounds odd for a question.C has wrong structure and tense.D changes the meaning ('is in the East').

Reported speech (yes/no question): Convert the following direct question into correct indirect speech. Direct sentence: The little girl said to her mother, 'Did the sun rise in the East?' Choose the correct option.

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