Why-question: Convert direct question with "today" to correct indirect narration Direct sentence: She said to him, "Why don't you go today?" Backshift tenses, change deictic "today" to "that day", and keep interrogative structure without inversion. Choose the correct reported speech.
Verbal Ability
Change of Speech
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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AShe asked him why he did not go that day.
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BShe said to him why he don't go that day.
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CShe asked him not to go that day.
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DShe asked him why he did not go today.
Answer
Correct Answer: She asked him why he did not go that day.
Explanation
Method(1) Reporting verb: "asked". (2) Backshift: "don't" → "did not". (3) Time word: "today" → "that day". (4) Word order: subject before verb in reported question.
Option analysis(A) correctly implements all four points. ✅(B) Keeps present and wrong word order.(C) Changes a question into a negative command.(D) Fails to change "today" to "that day".
Final AnswerShe asked him why he did not go that day.