Question

Indirect speech of : Rima said to Mohan, “Has your result come out ?” is

• A. Rima says to Mohan if his result are out
• B. Rima asked Mohan if his result has come out
• C. Rima is asking Mohan if result is out
• D. Rima was saying to Mohan if results are out

Hint:

When converting yes/no questions to indirect speech, use 'if' or 'whether'. Remember to change the tense of the verb in the reported clause (e.g., Present Perfect to Past Perfect). When test options are flawed, choose the one with the fewest errors.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Change the reporting verb. 'said to' changes to 'asked' because it's a question. Step 2: Introduce a conjunction. For yes/no questions, we use 'if' or 'whether'. Step 3: Change tense and pronouns. The verb 'has come' (Present Perfect) should ideally change to 'had come' (Past Perfect). The pronoun 'your' changes to 'his'. The sentence becomes: "Rima asked Mohan if his result had come out." Step 4: Evaluate the options. None of the options correctly use the Past Perfect tense. Option (B) is the closest, as it correctly changes the reporting verb and pronoun, but it fails to backshift the tense of 'has come'. Among the given choices, it remains the best fit despite this grammatical imperfection. The marked answer (A) is incorrect because it changes 'said' to 'says' and uses the wrong verb 'are'.