Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence. The lion asked the lioness, "Where will you hide yourself, until I return?” (a) The lion asked the lioness whether she would hide herself, until he returned. (b) The lion asked the lioness where she will hide herself, until he returns. (c) The lion asked the lioness where would she hide herself, until he returned. (d) The lion asked the lioness where she would hide herself, until he returned.

Options

A. The lion asked the lioness whether she would hide herself, until he returned.
B. The lion asked the lioness where she will hide herself, until he returns.
C. The lion asked the lioness where would she hide herself, until he returned.
D. The lion asked the lioness where she would hide herself, until he returned.

Answer

D

Explanation

The lion asked the lioness where she would hide herself, until he returned. (Correct)
(a) The lion asked the lioness `ul("whether")` she would hide herself, until he returned.(Whether is used instead of where)
(b) The lion asked the lioness where she `ul("will hide")` herself, until he returns.(Change of tense to simple future is incorrect.)
(c ) The lion asked the lioness where `ul("would she")` hide herself, until he returned.( Change of reported speech to interrogative sentence is incorrect. )