Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. He said to me,"What time do the banks open and close?" (a) He asked me what time the banks opened and closed. (b) He asked me what time do the banks open and close. (c) He said me what time did the banks open and close. (d) He wanted to know what time the banks open and close.

Options

A. He asked me what time the banks opened and closed.
B. He asked me what time do the banks open and close.
C. He said me what time did the banks open and close.
D. He wanted to know what time the banks open and close.

Answer

A

Explanation

He asked me what time the banks opened and closed. (Correct)
(b) He asked me what `ul("time do the")` banks open and close. (Incorrect Tense)
(c) He `ul("said")` me `ul("what time did the banks")` open and close. (Incorrect Tense)
(d) He `ul("wanted to know")` what time the banks `ul("open and close.")` (Incorrect Tense and Reported Verb)