In the following question, a sentence has been given in Direct/Indirect speech. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best express the same sentence in Indirect/Direct speech. "Are you the same person I met in the park?" I asked.

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Correct answer: a) I asked the stranger if he was the same person I had met in the park.. The Correct Answer: Option A - I asked the stranger if he was the same person I had met in the park. Explanation: When converting a direct question to indirect speech, we need to make several changes: Remove the quotation marks and question mark. Change the question word structure: Yes/No questions (starting with "Are you...") use "if" or "whether" in indirect speech Change the word order from question form to statement form: "Are you" becomes "he was" Apply pronoun changes: "you" (the person being asked) changes to "he" "I" (the original speaker) remains "I" Apply backshift of tenses: "are" changes to "was" "met" (simple past) changes to "had met" (past perfect) The reporting verb "asked" can be followed by an object like "the stranger" for clarity. 🅷 + 🅴 In Hinglish Sentence है — "Are you the same person I met in the park?" I asked। यह Direct Question है। | | SSC जब इसे Indirect Speech में बदलते हैं, तो: Reporting verb “asked” past tense में है → tense backshift apply होगा Question word “Are y

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