Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.Uma asked me, "How's your brother?" (a) Uma asked me how was my brother. (b) Uma asked me how your brother was. (c) Uma asked me how my brother was. (d) Uma asked me how is my brother.

Options

A. Uma asked me how was my brother.
B. Uma asked me how your brother was.
C. Uma asked me how my brother was.
D. Uma asked me how is my brother.

Answer

C

Explanation

Uma asked me how my brother was. (Correct)
(a) Uma asked me how `ul("was my brother")`. (Incorrect structure)
(b) Uma asked me how `ul("your brother was")`. (Incorrect pronoun)
(d) Uma asked me how `ul("is my brother")`. (Incorrect Tense)