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Convert to indirect speech: The mother said to the son, 'Why didn't you write to me often? I was so worried.'
AThe mother asked the son why had he not written to her often and that she was so worried.
BThe mother asked the son why had he not written to her often and that she had been so worried.
CThe mother asked the son why didn't he write to her often and that she was so worried.
DThe mother asked the son why he had not written to her often and that she had been so worried.
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The mother asked the son why he had not written to her often and that she had been so worried.
1. A wh-question becomes a wh-noun clause in reported speech without 'did' inversion.
2. Past simple 'didn't write' shifts to past perfect 'had not written'.
3. Past simple 'was worried' shifts to past perfect 'had been so worried'.
_Source: KMAT Karnataka 2021 PYQ Q.19_