Select the correct direct form of the given sentence.
I asked him if it had never occurred to him that he was in the wrong profession.

Options

A. I said to him, "Have it never occurred to you that he is in the wrong profession?"
B. I said to him, "Has it never occurred to you that he was the wrong profession?"
C. I said to him, "Does it never occur to you that you are in the wrong profession?"
D. I said to him, "Has it never occurred to you that you are in the wrong profession?"

Answer

D

Explanation

I said to him, "Has it never occurred to you that you are in the wrong profession?" (Correct)
(a) I said to him, "`ul("Have")` it never occurred to you that `ul("he is")` in the wrong profession?" ("have" and "he is" are incorrect)
(b) I said to him, "Has it never occurred to you that he `ul("was")` the wrong profession?" ("Was” in the reported speech is incorrect)
(c ) I said to him, "`ul("Does it never occur")` to you that you are in the wrong profession?" (Change of reported speech to simple present is incorrect)