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She said to him, "Have you submitted the quarterly report?" Choose the sentence that correctly changes it into indirect speech.

1. She asked him had he submitted the quarterly report.
2. She asked him whether he has submitted the quarterly report.
3. She asked him whether he had submitted the quarterly report.
4. She said him that he had submitted the quarterly report.

Correct answer: She asked him whether he had submitted the quarterly report.

Solution

In reported speech, yes/no questions are introduced by 'whether' or 'if'. Since the reporting verb is in the past, 'have submitted' changes to 'had submitted'.

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