Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Sitab asked his mother, “Has it been snowing all night?”

Options

A. Sitab asked his mother if it has snowed all night.
B. Sitab asked his mother if it is snowing all night.
C. Sitab asked his mother if it had been snowing all night.
D. Sitab asked his mother if it was snowing all night.

Answer

C

Explanation

Sitab asked his mother if it had been snowing all night.(Correct)
(a) Sitab asked his mother if it `ul("has snowed")` all night.(Change of reported speech to present perfect is incorrect)
(b) Sitab asked his mother if `ul("it is snowing ")`all night.(Change of reported speech to present continuous is incorrect )
(d) Sitab asked his mother if it `ul("was snowing")` all night.(change of reported speech to past continuous is incorrect.)