Choose the most appropriate form of Indirect speech for the given sentence.
The teacher said to Hari, "Why did you not do your homework yesterday"?

Options

A. The teacher asked Hari why had he not done his homework the previous day?
B. The teacher asked Hari why he had not done his homework the previous day?
C. The teacher said to Hari why had he not done their homework the previous day?
D. The teacher said Hari that he had not done his homework the previous day.

Answer

B

Explanation

According to the rules of converting direct to Indirect speech the reporting verb .said to. in the given sentence will become .asked. such that the interrogative sentence could be converted to assertive form. Hence, The teacher asked Hari why he had not done his homework the previous day?" is the correct answer.