Select the correct indirect form of the given sentence.
Manager said to Shekher, ‘Why didn’t you attend the meeting yesterday?’
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct indirect form of the given sentence is:
The manager asked Shekhar why he had not attended the meeting the day before.
The other options are incorrect for the following reasons:
- The manager enquired Shekhar why did not he attend the meeting the day before. - The past tense verb "did" is not appropriate in this context, as the manager is asking about something that happened in the past and is still relevant in the present.
- The manager enquired Shekhar that why didn’t he attended the meeting yesterday. - The word "that" is not necessary in indirect speech. The sentence is also grammatically incorrect, as the verb "attended" should be in the past tense.
- The manager asked Shekhar why he did not attend the meeting the previous day. - The word "previous" is not necessary in this context, as the day before is already clear from the context.