Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. She said, "Is anyone there in the house?" (a) She told there is someone in the house. (b) She asked if anyone was there in the house. (c) She asked there is anyone in the house. (d) She enquired if someone is there in the house.

Options

A. She told there is someone in the house.
B. She asked if anyone was there in the house.
C. She asked there is anyone in the house.
D. She enquired if someone is there in the house.

Answer

B

Explanation

She asked if anyone was there in the house. (Correct)
(a) She `ul("told there is someone")` in the house. (Change of reported speech to simple present & reported verb also incorrect)
(c ) She `ul("asked there is anyone")` in the house. (Change of reported speech to simple present)
(d) She enquired if `ul("someone is there")` in the house. (Change of reported speech to simple present)