Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence "What are you going to call the puppy,Jane?" the boy asked. (a) The boy asked Jane what she was going to call the puppy. (b) Jane asked the boy what is he going to call the puppy. (c) The boy wondered what Jane were going to call the puppy. (d) The boy told Jane what she was going to call her puppy.

Options

A. The boy asked Jane what she was going to call the puppy.
B. Jane asked the boy what is he going to call the puppy.
C. The boy wondered what Jane were going to call the puppy.
D. The boy told Jane what she was going to call her puppy.

Answer

A

Explanation

The boy asked Jane what she was going to call the puppy. (Correct)
(b) `ul("Jane asked the boy")` what `ul("is he ")`going to call the puppy. (Incorrect speaker and listener)
(c) The boy `ul("wondered")` what `ul("Jane were ")`going to call the puppy.(Incorrect Reported verb, Verb)
(d) The boy `ul("told")` Jane what she was going to call her puppy. (Incorrect Reported verb and meaning of the sentence has changed)