In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. "Why don't you see a doctor?" said Mrs. Lal to Nina.

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Correct answer: a) Mrs. Lal asked Nina why she could't see a doctor.. The Correct Answer: Option A — Mrs. Lal asked Nina why she couldn't see a doctor. Explanation: When converting direct speech to indirect speech for questions in the form of "Why don't you...?", we need to make several changes: The reporting verb "said" changes to "asked" since this is a question. For wh-questions, we use the question word "why" directly without adding "that." The sentence structure changes from interrogative to declarative word order: "why she couldn't see" instead of "why don't you see." Pronouns change according to the new perspective: "you" (the listener, Nina) changes to "she" The negative form changes: "don't you see" changes to "she couldn't see" The contraction "don't" in present tense becomes "couldn't" (could not) in past tense with backshift We remove the quotation marks and question mark. In Hinglish: "Why don't you...?" format वाले direct speech को indirect speech में बदलते समय (जब question हो) हमें कुछ बदलाव करने पड़ते हैं: Reporting verb "said" को "asked" में बदला जाता है क्योंकि यह q

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