Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence The supervisor said to the worker, "How long have you been working for this company?" (a) The supervisor asked the worker that how long you had been working for that company. (b) The supervisor asked the worker for how long had he been working for this company. (c) The supervisor asked the worker how long had he being working for that company. (d) The supervisor asked the worker how long he had been working for that company.

Options

A. The supervisor asked the worker that how long you had been working for that company.
B. The supervisor asked the worker for how long had he been working for this company.
C. The supervisor asked the worker how long had he being working for that company.
D. The supervisor asked the worker how long he had been working for that company.

Answer

D

Explanation

The supervisor asked the worker how long he had been working for that company.(Correct)
(a)The supervisor asked the worker `ul("that")` how long `ul("you")` had been working for that company.(That and pronoun used in reported speech are incorrect )
(b)The supervisor asked the worker for how long had he been working for `ul("this")` company. (Incorrect word used)
(c ) The supervisor asked the worker how long had he `ul("being")` working for `ul("that")` company.(Being and that are incorrect words used)