Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
The lady said to the plumber, "Why didn't you come last week? The RO machine has been making some noise for the last ten days."

Options

A. The lady asked the plumber why he hadn't come the previous week and told him that the RO machine had been making some noise for the last ten days.
B. The lady asked the plumber why he hadn't come the last week and told him that the RO machine has been making some noise for the last ten days.
C. The lady asked the plumber if he had come the previous week and told him that the RO machine had been making some noise for the last ten days.
D. The lady scolded the plumber for not coming last week and told him that the RO machine was making some noise for the last ten days.

Answer

A

Explanation

The lady asked the plumber why he hadn.t come the previous week and told him that the RO machine had been making some noise for the last ten days. (Correct)
(b) The lady asked the plumber why he hadn.t come `ul("the last week")` and told him that the RO machine has been making some noise for the last ten days. (the last week should be replaced by the previous week)
(c ) The lady asked the plumber `ul("if")` he had come the previous week and told him that the RO machine had been making some noise for the last ten days. (Incorrect use of "if Why should be used)
(d) The lady `ul("scolded the plumber")` for not coming last week and told him that the RO machine was making some noise for the last ten days. (Incorrect Reported Verb)