Select the most appropriate Indirect Speech of the given sentence

My mother said to me, "Are you telling me the truth?"

My mother asked me if I was telling her the truth.

The correct answer is Option (3) - My mother asked me if I was telling her the truth.

The correct answer is: "My mother asked me if I was telling her the truth."

To convert Direct Speech to Indirect Speech, follow these steps:

"My mother said to me, 'Are you telling me the truth?'"

1. Change the reporting verb:

   • "Said to" → "Asked" (since it's a question).

2. Use "if" or "whether" for Yes/No questions:

   • "Are you telling me the truth?" → "If I was telling her the truth."

3. Change pronouns and tense appropriately:

   • "You" → "I" (since "me" is reporting the sentence).
   • "Me" → "Her" (referring to "mother").
   • The present continuous "Are telling" changes to past continuous "was telling" (as per the rule of backshifting in reported speech).

Correct Indirect Speech Sentence: "My mother asked me if I was telling her the truth."

OTHER OPTIONS

• "My mother told me that I was telling her the truth."  → "Told" is incorrect because the sentence is a question, not a statement.
• "My mother asked me that I was telling her the truth."  → "That" is incorrect; Yes/No questions require "if" or "whether."
• "My mother had asked me if I was telling her the truth."  → Incorrect because "had asked" changes the reporting verb to past perfect unnecessarily.