Select correct narration of the given sentence He said to us ldquo Why are you all fighting with eac...........

English (SSC) Direct/Indirect speech

Select correct narration of the given sentence

He said to us, “Why are you all fighting with each other?”

He told us why we were all fighting with each other.

He asked us why we were all fighting with each other.

He asked us why are we all fighting with each other.

He asked us why were we all fighting with each other.

- The original sentence is an interrogative one with direct speech and needs to be converted into reported speech.

- Option 1: "He told us why we were all fighting with each other."

- Incorrect. It's a statement, not an inquiry.

- Option 2: "He asked us why we were all fighting with each other."

- Correct. The sentence properly converts the question into indirect speech while maintaining the inquiry.

- Option 3: "He asked us why are we all fighting with each other."

- Incorrect. Incorrect tense sequence; should not use present tense in reported speech.

- Option 4: "He asked us why were we all fighting with each other."

- Incorrect. Wrong word order for indirect questions.

The correct answer is: Option 2 - "He asked us why we were all fighting with each other."

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