Choose the correct indirect (reported) speech for: She said, “Why are you late?”

Explanation

When reporting a wh-question, the question word, here ‘why,’ serves as the connector, so no additional word like ‘that’ is needed, and the sentence returns to normal statement word order with the subject before the verb. The verb ‘are’ also backshifts to the past tense ‘was,’ matching the past-tense reporting verb ‘asked.’ Explore more English MCQs on mcqstutor to keep practicing.