Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. My neighbour said to me, "Hello! How are you?" (a) My neighbour said hello and asked how were I. (b) My neighbour said hello and asked how are you. (c) My neighbour greeted me and asked how I was. (d) My neighbour said hello and asked how was I.

Options

A. My neighbour said hello and asked how were I.
B. My neighbour said hello and asked how are you.
C. My neighbour said hello and asked how I was.
D. My neighbour said hello and asked how was I.

Answer

C

Explanation

My neighbour said hello and asked how I was.(Correct)
(a) My neighbour said hello and asked how `ul("were")` I. ("Were" is incorrect)
(b)My neighbour said hello and asked how are you.(Change of reported speech to simple present is incorrect)
(d) My neighbour said hello and asked how `ul("was I.")` (Structure is incorrect)