Romila said to Rahim ldquo Where were your ideas when we faced the troubles last week rdquo ........

English Language (Defence) Direct/Indirect speech

Directions :
Each item in this section has a direct statement followed by its reported form in indirect speech. Select the correct statement in indirect speech and mark it in the Answer Sheet accordingly.

Romila said to Rahim, “Where were your ideas when we faced the troubles last week?”

Ramila asked Rahim where his ideas had been when they had faced the trouble the week before.

Ramila asked Rahim where his ideas had been when they faced the trouble the last week.

Ramila asked Rahim where his ideas had been when they faced the trouble the week before.

Ramila told Rahim where his ideas were when they faced the trouble the week before.

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Explanation:

The statement in direct speech is a question which Romila is asking to Rahim. So, only options 1 and 2 are suitable. The past indefinite tense in direct speech gets converted to past perfect tense in indirect speech. Out of the available options, only option 1 satisfies both these criteria and thus is the correct response.