Choose the most appropriate option to change the narration (direct/indirect) of the given sentence.
The storekeeper asked the security, "Did you see the torch I kept here?"

Options

A. The storekeeper asked the security whether he saw the torch he had kept there.
B. The storekeeper asked the security if he saw the torch he kept there.
C. The storekeeper asked the security if had he seen the torch he kept there.
D. The storekeeper asked the security whether he had seen the torch he had kept there.

Answer

D

Explanation

The storekeeper asked the security whether he had seen the torch he had kept there.(Correct)
Simple past (did/kept) `to` past perfect `("had" +V_(3))`
(a) The storekeeper asked the security whether he `ul("saw")` the torch he had kept there.(Incorrect tense)
(b) The storekeeper asked the security if he `ul("saw")` the torch he kept there.(Incorrect Tense)
(c ) The storekeeper asked the security `ul("if had he seen")` the torch he kept there.(Interrogative sentence in reported speech is incorrect)