In the following question, a question is given in Direct speech. Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which best expresses the sentence in Indirect speech.
The girl said to her father "Why have you beaten my sister?"

Options

A. a) The girl told her father that why he had beaten her sister.
B. b) The girl asked her father that why he had beaten her sister.
C. c) The girl asked her father why he had beaten her sister.
D. d) The girl asked her father if why he had beaten her sister.

Answer

C